IBM and Its Thoughts on Desktop Linux

Knuckles writes: "According to c|net, IBM will give desktop Linux a thumbs up at the Desktop Linux Conference in Boston on Monday. Sam Docknevich of IBM's Global Services group will give a speech titled, "The Time is Now for Linux on the Desktop." It seems that IBM will not go for the multi-purpose desktop, though, but for machines performing narrowly defined functions (kiosks etc.). However, basic office workstation seem to be included in this definition, according to C|Net" And in a classic case of the right-hand not knowing what the left-hand is doing, Realistic_Dragon adds: "IBM was leading the words of Red Hat's CEO in comments to the UK government last year saying that '...open source was not ready for the desktop'.

Comments

So...

[rpozz]

Do we like or hate IBM then?

Re:So...

[Gherald]

> Don't be a zealot. The Slashdot community is far more intelligent than this.

When did this happen?

Not Ready my ASS

[ryg0r]

I've been waiting for something like this... Now all I need is an opensource Car. [quote from RedHat install] Would you buy a car with the hood welded shut?? [/quote] I hate using my can opener just to the check the oil.

If quantum mechanics applied to IBM

[psifishdot]

If quantum mechanics applied to IBM:

|IBM>= 1/sqrt(2) |good> + 1/sqrt(2) |evil>

Observing a Slashdot article seems to collapse this wave function. Thus, for any slashdot article, IBM is either good or bad.

My constants might be a bit off depending on what SCO is doing.

Finally!

[SargeZT]

My god! They've OK'ed linux on the desktop? I'm so relieved. I can finally start using it!