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SGI Acquires Linux Networx Assets, LNXI Dead?

Posted by kdawson on from the tags-involving-cluster-not-welcome dept.

anzha writes "It seems that that Linux Networx, the pioneering Linux supercomputing company, has gone belly up. SGI announced that it has bought the core assets of LNXI. Furthermore, the rumors are that the doors were locked and employees were just given their paychecks. This analysis, on the other hand, claims that SGI has 'made employment offers to many LNXI engineers.' It's unclear what kind of support will be extended to customers of LNXI's Clusterworx Advanced products. What does this mean for the future of Linux supercomputing?"

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  1. Dude.. wait, what? by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought SGI was already dead.

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
    1. Re:Dude.. wait, what? by Hythlodaeus · · Score: 3, Funny

      A dead company came back to life and now controls another dead company. Does that make it a lich company?

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    2. Re:Dude.. wait, what? by jd · · Score: 2, Funny

      According to my Rolemaster manuals, if it's a greater Lich and it's posessed by a greater Demon (ie: switches to *BSD), it becomes a Black Reaver.

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  2. As a former SGI Employee, I'm forced to ask: by cutecub · · Score: 2, Funny
    ... SGI still exists? I had no idea.

    Where have they been lately?

    Are they cold at night?

    Do they need food?

    Have they been incarcerated?

    Maybe I should make a donation?

    ... ok. Maybe I'm being a little snarky but, c'mon guys, you're keeping a really low profile for a company that's trying to sell stuff.

    -S