Downloading ZOWE from Zowe.org versus Brightside ?

Products

• Brightside

Issue/Introduction

What is the difference between downloading ZOWE from the Zowe.org website versus downloading Brightside ? 
Will Broadcom support either one ?

 

 

Environment

Release : 3.0, 4.0

 

Resolution

There is no difference between the zowe.org download and the Broadcom CSO download. For Brightside customers, Broadcom is supporting both.

Customer can get free distribution of Zowe from zowe.org, Brightside is the Enterprise version of Zowe, only Brightside customers are entitled to open support tickets.

Broadcom supports all Zowe components, 3rd party prerequisites such as z/OSMF or node.js are not covered by Broadcom support. 

Additional Information

Not a Brightside Customer?
Explains how to purchase Brightside and how to get both free and for-purchase Brightside plug-ins.
Zowe is the first open source project based on z/OS. Zowe offers modern interfaces to interact with z/OS and allows you to work with z/OS in a way that is similar to what you experience on cloud platforms today. You can use these interfaces as delivered or through plug-ins.

In addition to the features provided in Zowe, Brightside provides:

• Enterprise-class support for Zowe and the Code4z VS Code Extension Pack
• An extensive and growing selection of Available Zowe CLI Plug-ins.
• Integrations with Broadcom products and innovations.

To purchase Brightside and supported plug-ins from Broadcom, see Brightside Product Page for product and contact
information.
To download a free distribution of Zowe and any of the Broadcom product plug-ins from a local package, see Broadcom Zowe Distribution Page.