John G. Spooner of ZDNet News reports that Big Blue is setting up one of its powerful 10-processor zSeries mainframe systems as an open-access “virtual server” for people to explore and develop Linux tools. Spooner writes . . .

“IBM says it will offer Linux supporters the next best thing starting this week: free access to one of the computing giant's powerful mainframe sytems.”

“IBM will announce late in the week that it has made one of its 10-processor zSeries mainframe computers available via the Internet for access by people interested in working with the Linux operating system.”

“The mainframe has been set up to give people 'virtual servers,' allowing them to log in, explore Linux features and test heavy-duty applications designed to run on Linux”

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