OpenAFS 1.8.8.1 is the next release in the current stable series of OpenAFS releases for UNIX/Linux systems. It adds support for current Linux mainline kernels (5.14, 5.15 and likely the upcoming 5.16), improves support for FreeBSD 12, and allows Solaris builds using Studio 12.6. Systems not requiring any of those changes can continue to use the 1.8.8 release. Read More at: https://www.openafs.org/
Sine Nomine Associates, Inc., a leader in open-source development and support, is pleased to announce a joint effort of Sine Nomine Associates, IBM, Microsoft, and RedHat, as well as the .NET and Mono open-source communities, who, together, have now made .NET 6.0 available for IBM Z and LinuxONE™.
Our Principal Engineer, Neale Ferguson, has been working with IBM Z for 40 years and Linux for over 25 years. In his published article in the Enterprise Tech Journal issue 5 2021, he describes the team effort to bring .NET to Z.
Neale's article is mentioned on the IBM Community channel.
The OLF Conference Committee is proud to announce that it will hold its 19th annual event in Columbus, Ohio on December 3 and 4, 2021.
We are proud to announce that our CEO and Co-Founder Margarete Ziemer has been nominated for the annual Washington D.C. Area WIT (Women In Technology) Leadership Awards program honors. The award recognizes highly successful women selected for their Leadership, Achievement, Mentorship and Community Engagement.
To learn more about Women in Technology, visit https://www.womenintechnology.org/.
Hillgang, the Washington DC DCVM and Linux Users’ Group, has announced its upcoming meeting to be held virtually November 4, 2021 from 10am to 3pm EST. Among those presenting will be Sine Nomine Associates engineer Kurt Acker. For more information please visit https://www.vm.ibm.com/events/HILL1121.PDF
Sine Nomine Associates Principle Engineer Michael Meffie reports that his team has created a collection for OpenAFS Ansible.
According to the Ansible Collection website (https://galaxy.ansible.com/openafs_contrib/openafs):
The OpenAFS Ansible Collection offers roles, modules, and example playbooks to deploy OpenAFS clients and/or servers with Ansible.