The Open Mainframe Mentorship program aims to provide people with the opportunity to learn Mainframe, bringing in new talent to bridge the skills shortage as many experienced Mainframers are reaching the end of their careers. In this segment, John Mertic, Director of Program Management for Open Mainframe Project at the Linux Foundation, discusses the importance of mentorship for open source and for Mainframe for bringing in new talent. He explains the key challenges of open source today and how the program is helping.

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The summary of the show is written by Emily Nicholls.