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IBM's Linux Upgrade Roadmap

Posted by michael on from the cheat-sheet dept.

petrus4 writes "IBM have put together a nine-part series on upgrading from various incarnations of Windows (NT in particular) to Linux. Although it's mainly aimed at corporate customers, it's a good read, and could help the Linux advocacy effort in general."

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  1. Superb by AbstracTus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Information like this has been needed for a long time, there are plenty of HowTo's and Man pages around, but not much information to help with the actual transfer from Windows to Linux. Good job IBM.

  2. Nice to be backed by IBM ... by squashed · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Am I the only one who gets a tingly feeling deep inside when I read about IBM and linux? It just feels so nice to be backed by a mountain of hard cold cash.

    I get that same warm, tingly feeling inside as did the members of Team OS/2 in the old days.

    1. Re:Nice to be backed by IBM ... by WhiteWolf666 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I was a die-hard 0S/2'er....

      The optimist in me is hoping that IBM will stick to its guns this time.

      There is more support now, and if you remember, it was difficult to get systems with OS/2 preloaded on them.

      Linux has more marketshare, i think, and definetly more mindshare.

      I think Linux will clear the hurdle....

      --
      WhiteWolf666 an exBush supporter. All you new-school,compassionate,save the children Republicans can rot in hell
  3. Re:How to buy a IBM Thinkpad with Linux? by TwinkieStix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't think that the majority of the intended audience of this paper is asking those questions. I believe that IBM's support for desktop Linux is minimal while their server support is extremely heavy. They will give support to customers who purchase an IBM Linux server and need to get a RAID card working in it.

    But their opinion, and the opinion of most non-slashdoters, is that Linux isn't ready for the desktop now for home and many coporate users.

    This isn't a flamebait. It's just that the article isn't supposed to answer these questions. XP professional IS what they recommend and for a good reason. Support for wlan isn't IBMs problem. Servers don't need to have a wireless network connection. If you want support for Linux Hardware from IBM, go here.

  4. Re:IBM by QuasiCoLtd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nice troll, but IBM has many Open Source Developers on the payroll. IBM isn't just along for the free ride, they're actually chipping in gas money.