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LinuxPPC64 Contest
Robert MacFarlan writes: "IBM is sponsoring a Open Source developer contest for their Linux on POWER (Linux PPC 64)
effort. The contest is designed to award and showcase innovative
new open source applications that are designed or optimized specifically
for Linux running on the PPC architecture. The contest also awards ports
of existing applications from a predetermined list. Contest prizes
include Segway HTs, Apple Power Mac G5s, and cash awards.
"
Mentioning PPC gives an Apple topic automatically?
They realized it was a dupe and decided to do away with it...executioner style...*cough*
*ducking* - don't hit me
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My bet is that it's listed under Apple since the 2nd tier winners get:
Apple Power Mac G5 and $1,000 cash prize.
Either that or Hemos knows something we have only heard rumors about between Apple and IBM...
"I'd be smart if I didn't let thinking get in the way."
Blacker than my baby girl's stare. Black like the veil that the muslimina wear. Black like the planet that they fear...
Perhaps because it would have been a dupe? :-)
For a change the mysterious future worked!
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Check out number 99. They want someone to port wine!
Now, porting between OS's on the same architecture is difficult. Porting between the same OS on different architectures can be easy, or insanely difficult. Porting a "not-an-emulator" that "ports" other applications running on a different operating system across a different architecture to run the "ported" application on the non-native architecture... well, the word difficult just doesn't seem to cut it.
But, if anyone manages to do it they deserve a freakin' medal!
Karma: SELECT `karma` FROM `users` WHERE `userid`=138474;
Have you heard of the x-price? Some private company will fly in to space and get a bundle of money. Can't wait to read about that if/when it happens.
I know that this is a "contest" but since you kind of get paid (toyota prius) for work (a pice of software that works on PPC), would you include the price as part as your taxable income? What do the IRS people think about that?
The following contest is intended for viewing in the United States only (except in Puerto Rico) and shall only be construed and evaluated according to United States law. Do not proceed in this site if you are not a resident of, and located, in the United States (except Puerto Rico) at the time of entry.
Unfortunatetly IBM really doesn't get it. The Linux community is international. This contest excludes some of the best kernel hackers (including Linus!).
IBM, get with the program!
looks like mods woke up in the wrong week/year today. Guess they are a little caught up in there current poll.
-- Knowing too much can get you killed, but knowing who knows too much can make you rich.
POWER is an acronym. "Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC", IIRC.
;)
Now go shout at the eejits who shout "MAC" when referring to cute plastic from Apple, Inc.
Help savingAmigaOS and a free PowerPC market
Read the article. Entries due by June 2005.. Registration Now..
Who is moding around here...???
Port wine
This post patent pending.
So in order to join the contest I have to pony up some money for a POWER system... ...aye, there's the rub me laddie.
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Not true, since the winners won't be announced until well after Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger ships in April about 4 weeks from now (if the Think Secret rumors are true, which they're pretty much guaranteed to be, given they have Trade Secrets at their fingertips).
And since Java 1.5/5.0 JDK code is hardly in fullscale deployment yet, if you're using it it's probably for research purposes and for a developer on PPC64 the chances are highly likely you've been using OS X Tiger in pre-release since last year anyway.
So, yes, it could be annoying, but if you're actually a developer, it's not much of an issue and for the wider community it will be rectified very soon with OS X Tiger's release.
Interesting how IBM's implicitly endorsing WASTE. Foolish AOL. Foolish, Foolish AOL.
So, wait, if I win tier 1, can I elect the tier 2 prize? Who wants a segway anyways? I think a better incentive would have been Apple Cinema displays..
fnord.
Actually, the grandparent was complaining about the tied hardware with insufficent released specs. Which isn't likely to change, unfortnuately, since Apple has been doing this pretty much as long as they have existed.
Though I don't pretend to understand what Apple thinks they are gaining by holding back things like full specs on the airport extreme card in my notebook which would allow better development from the open source community with no downside I can see for Apple. But such is the way of the fruit. And I like my little notebook enough, but this is one of the annoyances of going with the Apple platform.
And if someone can tell me why the airport network interface is only brought up AFTER someone logs into the machine, thus making NIS authentication over the wireless card a moot point, I would like to know that, as well. Ah, but that is wandering far off topic.
7. What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence.
In case somebody wonders about the Apple comments: this appeared in the Apple section yesterday (with an Apple G4 icon IIRC), but was moved to developers.slashdot.org. Which clears up another confusion: this is not a dupe.
Lars T.
To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck
Remember when IBM Clone or Compatable meant something running DOS or Windows on and Intel chip? What irony.
Someone hates these cans.
I don't get it. Are they rewarding the project that comes up with the poorest code portability? I always thought that one of the strongest points of Open Source Software is portability across platforms (OS and CPU architectures). Does IBM (in the role of a strong platform vendor) publicly promote going in the opposite direction? It is understandable from their point of view, but not a big help for OSS development, in my opinion.
Nuffsaid
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The Pegasos board runs Linux/ppc and MorphOS (an Amiga-like OS it seems) and others, although they don't seem to provide ppc970/G5s just yet. My bet it they would sell pretty well though..
http://www.pegasosppc.com/
Sorry, a post higher up noted that IBM was recommending people go through University of Portland for access to a Power based development lab. If I were less tired I would have replied to the post noting that. :)
Well, Don't think I'd personally call these cheap. But, they are reletivly cheaper than the alternatives. http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/openpower/har dware/720.html
A business might call them cheap. The price/performance is there in any event.
Though I don't pretend to understand what Apple thinks they are gaining by holding back things like full specs on the airport extreme card in my notebook
They probably aren't allowed to do so by their agreement with Broadcom, the chip's manufacturer. I think you'll find that Broadcom hasn't released open information on any of their products, so their refusal to allow Apple to do so is in keeping with that position.
So the question becomes: why doesn't Broadcom release info to allow Linux users to use their gear? Who knows. Or, why does Apple choose a manufacturer that refuses to play with OSS? That's probably due to a) historical reasons--the stuff is working now, so it's have to be re-engineered using a different source, and b) there's not enough interest for Linux-on-Apple to warrant the change.
But the bottomline is that if Broadcom released their info, Apple would be more likely to follow their lead.
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The Airport specs aren't being withheld by Apple, it's a Broadcom chipset which is proprietary.
There's a petition for Broadcom to release opensource drivers on PetitionOnline.com.
-Glitch "We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds." - Linus Torvalds
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/openpower/har dware/710_browse.html
Is cheaper for the entry config which is significantly beefier than the entry 720. Also keep in mind that there are even cheaper configs possible if you buy through a human salesperson at IBM or a dealer. Supposed entry price for these machines (I haven't seen the details but I assume it's like the entry 720, (only 512MB RAM, 1.5Ghz CPU and smaller disks) is US$3,000.
That may be kinda difficult since the front page says:
Registration begins on March 15, 2005!
Entries are due by July 15, 2005!
Things you think are in the Constitution, but are not.
The correct URL for the OpenPower line is:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/openpower/
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Read Heinlein's 1953 Revolt in 2100, now more than ever.
After scoping out the competition, I think I'll sit this one out.
Broadcom hasn't released open information on any of their products.
not true. not only have they released information on their gigabit ethernet chips, they also contributed drivers to the kernel.
their wireless stuff is another story, iirc broadcom is under NDA due to some of the technology and core logic they licensed from others.