RPG Ports from AS/400 to Linux?

Spacemonkey asks: "So, IBM has finally ported Linux to run on their veritable plethora of hardware. Sounds like a real solid commitment to OSS, right? Well, the devil's in the details, however. After spending several hours searching on the Internet, I could not find one single implementation of the RPG ^? environment on Linux. So IBM really wants to run Linux on their machines, but what if you want to run your AS/400 applications within the Linux space instead of OS400?"

"So now come the other questions, fast and furious:

• Is it possible to run the RPG environment within Linux?
• Can it be done on x86 hardware?
• Are there any legal restrictions on doing the port?
• If it has been done, where's the beef?

What good is running Linux on a cavalcade of hardware if you can't get to your 'native' applications? If I can get COBOL, then RPG should be just around the corner..."

Comments

RPG ports?

[iankerickson]

As long as they port RuneQuest, Stormbringer, and Villains & Vigilantes to linux, that's all the RPGs I need on my AS/400. That's what this topic is about, right?

Hopefully, we can finally advance levels without calling IBM and giving our support contract number.

Hold on just a sec... Lemme find those ten-sided dice. I feel a Idea roll coming on...