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Alpha's Going Going Gone

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the going-gently-into-that-dark-night dept.

WildCode writes "Get your Alphas now cause HP is releasing the last of the Alphas (the final one expected to be released in 2004), and there will be no more." I was already under the mistaken impression that Alpha was dead, so this story is rather bittersweet for me. Still, as far as architectures go, Alpha will probably be among my favorites. It was once vastly ahead of its time, if not severely cost-prohibitive.

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  1. Re:GPL Problems by cpuffer_hammer · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Please, DO NOT SPREAD FUD!
    IANAL( and guess you should be getting more knowledgeable lawyers soon ), but:

    - Modifications to Linux's (the kernel) source code are to be openly available if you are to distribute it. For your own use, you already have it :)

    - Code compiled with GCC is as free or as propietary as you want.

    - Code linked against libraries covered by LGPL (GNU's Lesser Public License) can be closed source. You only need to make it open if you link against GPL-only libs.

    - Having software covered by the GPL (except for the Kernel work, none of your code needs to be put under the GPL) does not spoil your chances of making money from it, it just makes you rethink a bit your bussiness model ( read: get paid for services and support not for the program itself )

    Hmm... "Shared Source" fair?? Does M$ Corp have you in their payroll? Go away!