IBM Dropping Laptop Linux Support

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday June 20, 2002 @06:01AM from the now-that-just-sucks dept.

Bjarne Bula writes "In a message to the linux-thinkpad mailing list, Keith Frechette, former (as of Monday, June 24th) lead developer of Linux support on ThinkPads, reported that IBM has decided to no longer fund that project." I've been using Linux on a ThinkPad for some time now. If it stops being compatible, my next laptop won't be a ThinkPad. Too bad, because the machines are solid. Update: In an interesting counter-point, Information Week tells us that IBM will be opening a manhattan based "Linux Center of Competence" to show off Linux. Go figure.

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Re:Laptops != the future of Linux by garcia · 2002-06-20 06:17 · Score: 2, Troll

unfortunatly for IBM, if your thought is correct, they have made a poor choice here.

Linux is best suited for several enviornments. I agree that laptop support may not have been the best idea, but to say that it is only worthwhile supporting on server level is ridiculous.

Although if I were to get a laptop, my next one would be my first Apple. That's just me though.