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IBM Supporting Linux On Power Processors

Posted by simoniker on from the mighty-morphin-ibm-rangers dept.

aheath writes "IBM issued a press release today titled 'Businesses Embrace Linux and IBM POWER Technology', indicating that: 'IBM eServer pSeries and iSeries systems are available for SUSE and Red Hat Linux operating systems (OS) on IBM's POWER microprocessor-based architecture.' CNET News are running a story about this, too, explaining: 'IBM has put more weight behind its effort to attract customers to Linux that runs on its own Power processors, an initiative that distinguishes Big Blue from its competitors in the server market.' IBM has also signed up 300 vendors to provide software to run under Linux on Power processors."

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  1. The march... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Today the corporate arena, tomorrow the whole world!

  2. What are they thinking? by Pieroxy · · Score: 3, Funny

    In a few month, they'll have to give everything away to SCO anyways...

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  3. Re:Slashdot is broken? by Reverend528 · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's an inadvertant DoS caused by the ping flood that occurs whenever slashdot is slightly slower than usual.

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  4. Futile by pyth · · Score: 3, Funny
    What IBM fails to realise is that their market share is negligible. Intel and AMD lead, hell, even Apple's CPUs are more popular than IBM's. IBM should face up to the facts or else they will go out of business. Nobody wants an IBM CPU these days.

    As an industry expert, I recommend that they diversify into the console gaming market.

  5. In other news... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 3, Funny


    Darl sues IBM for making a press release when it was his turn.

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  6. Can I now buy a IBM Power & run Mac OSX on it? by XMichael · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think this is fantastic news! -- that is if I understand it correctly.

    Am I reading that, IBM will be selling complete G5 Processor & Motherboards. Will I be able to pick up (probably gnutella copy...) a copy of OSX 10.3 and run it on this system?

    I've always wanted a Mac, I've just never wanted to pay for a Mac!

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  7. Re:Linux, the last OS? Or Debian? by Frymaster · · Score: 4, Funny
    It will also be the day I have to abandon Linux in favor of a more "user friendly" OS

    linux is user friendly... it's just picky about its friends.

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  8. That's GNU/ the OS by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 2, Funny

    you insensitive clod!

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