SAP terminates linux s390 support

[Volker Simonis]

I will be happy to resign as the Project Lead of the s390x-port
Project once IBM has taken over and proposed a new Project Lead.

Thank you and best regards,
Volker

On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 5:07 PM Lindenmaier, Goetz
<goetz.lindenmaier at sap.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> SAP has contributed the s390 port[1][2] to OpenJDK 9 and
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> maintained it through JDK 11 up to JDK 17. It is ready
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> to be released with JDK 17.
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> After release of jdk 17 and 11.0.12 SAP will end its
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> active support of this platform. We will no more maintain,
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> build and test OpenJDK 11u, 17u or jdk and resign
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> from the OpenJDK s390x Port Project.
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> IBM will step in and continue to support the project.
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> Best regards,
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> Goetz.
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> [1] https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/s390xPort
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> [2] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/s390x-port/
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