Cisco Developing Standalone Networking OS, Report Says (crn.com)

Posted by msmash on Thursday March 30, 2017 @02:00AM from the assuming-control dept.

Cisco has built a new network operating system that will allow users to run its most sophisticated networking features on older and lower-cost Cisco routers and switches, according to a report. From a report: The move to potentially disrupt its networking hardware business was first reported by The Information, which said that Cisco, for now, is not looking to have its network operating system available for non-Cisco switches. Customers who want to run the new operating system, known as Lindt, will be able to move away from switches based on proprietary high-performance Cisco chips to Cisco hardware that works with lower-cost chips, according to the report.

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A bit of inside info... by Gravis+Zero · 2017-03-30 02:22 · Score: 3, Informative

It's written in assembly and is so compact that it fits on a floppy disk. It's called Lindt now but I think they should stuck with the original name, the Disk Operating System. ;)

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