IBM Supporting Linux On Power Processors

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday January 21, 2004 @06:16PM 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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Debian by |>>? · 2004-01-21 18:39 · Score: 1, Offtopic

As a lone voice in the wildernis, I'd like to ask IBM to put their support behind Debian also. While RH and SuSE are fine organisations, Debian is particularly special IMHO, enough to receive the support from all major vendors.

(Secretly dreaming of Debian *everywhere* - hey, I can dream, it's on my Sparc, my i386 and my Mac, one day I'll make my Clie boot it too!)

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Re:They appear pretty confident... by MachDelta · 2004-01-21 18:52 · Score: 0, Offtopic

IBM doesn't need their legal team to destroy SCO when SCO is doing a great job of that themselves.