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IBM Calls Linux "Logical Successor" To AIX

Posted by timothy on from the in-line-with-recent-events dept.

pknoll writes "Though it probably won't happen soon, IBM is talking about Linux eventually replacing AIX. The article at Globe Technology states there are IBM folks working on 'chips for 2007' systems, and the viewpoint projected is described as 'multidecade,' but it's an interesting view into the future of IBM and Linux."

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  1. Big Blue may not be good for Linux... by xchino · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    IBM has a nasty habit of using their massive budget to hire lawyers to slap patent infringments on any one who doesn't let them get their way. What's to keep them from slapping Linus himself with a subpoenia when he refuses to accept faulty kernel patches from IBM? They know the suits are BS and apparently readily admit it, but few other companies have the capacity to compete with multiple infringment suits each being backed by a near limitless budget. For each one, it's a lose-loser situation. If you win, you spent a crapload to do so. If you lose, you lose bigtime.

    Can you think of anyone else who uses this tactic? Sure, I knew ya could.

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