On Aug 31, 2009, at 11:28 AM, Bastian Blank wrote:
The first problem is the worst. Currently only Frans Pop and I do work on it. Frans only does the Debian-Installer part and I simply have not enough time to do the rest. The s390 architecture is quite different toanything else, so it needs several specialized packages to work[1] and they need lasting attention. So if anyone wants to help (especially Debian developers) for the continuity of this port please speak up.
I'd like to help; my time has become much more limited than during previous release cycles, though, and my access to modern zSeries hardware has also become more limited.
I can test installation, but on nothing anywhere near a full complement of device types, and I can make recommendations and amendments to a fair number of the sysconfig shell scripts and the shell scripts in the d-i packages. And given the pressures of my day job I can't really guarantee that I will be able to respond to any specific item in a timely fashion.
I wish I could do more. Adam