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Memo Confirms IBM Move To Linux Desktop?
m5shiv writes "The Inquirer is reporting on an allegedly leaked internal memo from IBM CIO Bob Greenberg discussing IBM's move to a Linux desktop: 'Our chairman has challenged the IT organization, and indeed all of IBM, to move to a Linux based desktop before the end of 2005. This means replacing productivity, web access and viewing tools with open standards based equivalents.' The enemy of my enemy is my friend?"
Does it run linu.... oh
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Geez, first the ISS and now IBM? What gives?
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Another internal memo leaked from SCO to all employees: "First one to find a way to sue IBM for this is employee for the month"
...the Linux licensing fee to SCO? hahahaha
Take WebSphere...
...please!
This is just a ploy to extract a more favourable deal from MicroSoft...
Comic book guy says:
Funniest.. misspelling... ever!
Now hold on there! I'm pretty sure Linux has web access. ;-P
Shut the fuck up and concentrate on putting SCO out of business, okay fuckstick?
No, you need to run Wine! If Wine doesn't run the program adequately, then either the program needs to be ported to Linux, or Wine needs to be improved.
Wine can be like the "Classic" compatibility environment for running MacOS 9 apps in MacOS X. You use it when you have to until the native app gets ported and and gets good enough.
As a former IBMer myself, I encourage you to try to migrate to Linux on some of your boxes. When you run into problems - report them and try to chase them down and get them solved!
IBM's move to Linux on the desktop could be the catalyzing event that kills Windows forever. Go for it!
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So I guess this means they won't be using OS/2 on the desktop anymore.
You need to read the memo and get with the program :-)
Only kidding.
SCO will sue you!
Hope this helps.
Tell my boss that.
2000: He sends me a doc files. Each time I say "Don't send me doc files, I can't read them. RTF or PDF." I'm too stubborn to do whatever it takes to read doc files.
2001: He sends me a doc files. Each time I say "Don't send me doc files, I can't read them. RTF or PDF." I'm too stubborn to do whatever it takes to read doc files.
2002: He sends me a doc files. Each time I say "Don't send me doc files, I can't read them. RTF or PDF." I'm too stubborn to do whatever it takes to read doc files.
2003: He sends me a doc files. Each time I say "Don't send me doc files, I can't read them. RTF or PDF." I'm too stubborn to do whatever it takes to read doc files.
Guess how 2004 is shaping up? Hint: he sent me a doc file this morning.
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No, thank goodness. If the Notes source code is anything like the Notes UI, I'd have to gouge my eyes out after seeing it. That is, if it didn't make me go blind on its own.
This can't be so unexpected. They have a nice Linux commercial on tv, featuring (among others) Muhammad Ali advising an attentive little boy
Until you see the same little boy running around like an ADD afflicted monkey in a Chuck E. Cheese commercial like I did.
Twin suicide bombings outside the SCO and Microsoft campuses rocked the United States today, killing 135 people.
Witnesses reported hearing cries of "Linus Akbar!" (Linus Is Great) before removing Comdex jackets revealing several hundred pounds of explosives covering gigantic flabby bellies.
Film at 11.
Yes, I am sure most of IBM's bookkeeping stuff is done on Quicken. They are probably thinking about upgrading to Quickbook if their growth continues.
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>Have you seen the source code to DB2 or Notes
>lately?
I haven't seen the source code to Notes, but I have seen DB2 (but not recently, it was in 1990.) A certain oil exploration had a source license together with a whole bunch of other agreements with big blue. I was the librarian who dealt with documentation and code storage. This was also my first experience with optical disc storage. They were experimenting with Notes, and I wouldn't be surprised if someone had source.
It was all very cool, even though I was a nobody a the company. I get the last laugh though. Lots of the people I worked with ended up at Enron.
I know I'm not suppose to feed the trolls, but here goes...
enemy of linux == microsoft
enemy of microsoft == ibm
my == linux
enemy of my enemy is my friend
Therefore, ibm == my friend
Linux can run "SC" the only spreadsheet a real man needs. ;)
To be serious, I actually used SC on FreeBSD for all my budget, payroll, and productivity trending at an ISP I worked at. A curses based spreadsheet works fine over a 9600 bps modem.
Or the penguin could bust through a brick wall into an auditorium full of kids 1984 Kool-Aid style. The penguin holds up a server and shouts "Oh Yeah!"
after the SCO lawsuit, IBM will owe them six hundred bucks per seat.
I'd thank you not to remind me.