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Pravda, Sutor, and IBM Linux

Pravda, Sutor, and IBM LinuxWrong!At it again are we?Paul get your facts straight before you try to be the same failure as that fraud.Yes the U2 crashed because it used a jet engine who was held together by good intentions and bailing wire.But regarding Linux, you are still wrong. Linux...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Utility computing, Linux, IBM Corp., Unix, duck, IBM Linux

Discussion threads 2008-08-09

Pravda, Sutor, and IBM Linux

I've just read a Linuxworldpresentation, by IBM's Bob Sutor, that left me frothing - it's slyly anti-Sun and, I think, just as fundamentally counter-productive and wrong-headed as their collective response to SCO. by Paul Murphy

Tags: ibm linux, ibm corp., bob sutor, linux, open source, unix, operating systems, software, paul murphy

Blog posts 2008-08-09

Notebook: IBM's Linux desktop installs; Notes evolution; Data center stats

Notebook: IBM's Linux desktop installs; Notes evolution; Data center statsWell Done Larry!ntRE: Notebook: IBM's Linux desktop installs; Notes evolution; Data center stThe question - Whats the holdup. And then in the answer, a mention of RedHat desktop. I dare say many people in Europe who are used to SuSE would...

Tags: Data centers, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, E-mail servers, Utility computing, Notes evolution, IBM Linux, IBM Lotus Notes, Linux, IBM Corp., desktop, data center, notebook

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Notebook: IBM's Linux desktop installs; Notes evolution; Data center stats

IBM has embraced Linux as its operating system of choice, but employees are slowly working toward using it on the desktop. As of yesterday, IBM had 24,190 Linux desktop installations within the company. That's out of 372,000 IBMers. So what's the holdup?...

Tags: Desktop, Notebook, Linux Desktop, Data Center, IBM Lotus Notes, IBM Linux, IBM Corp., Linux, Data Centers, Desktops, E-mail Servers, Open Source, UNIX, Groupware, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-12-18

IBM's Linux contributions

IBM's Linux contributionsRE: IBM's Linux contributionsHonestly Murph.To find something you actually have to look for it,and if you look at the marketing bull sites, youfind marketing bull. Just try to look at these 3places, mentioned below.http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux with things like PAVE which lets you run x86 Linux ...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, IBM Corp., contribution, IBM Linux

Discussion threads 2007-10-12

IBM's Linux contributions

When Joe Barr got his first look inside IBM's Linux Technology Center LTC back in early 2001 he got pretty gung ho about the wonders this would bring to Linux. Some excerpts: I began to see the LTC not just as a cool thing happening in my...

Tags: Expansion, IBM Linux, IBM Corp., LTC, Frye, LTC Team, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2007-10-12

IBM Cell, IBM Linux?

IBM Cell, IBM Linux?What I don't getWhy make BOTH the Xbox360 3-core PPC AND the Cell? Seems to me that the Cell would work well in the Xbox360, so why come up with a different processor? Game and all developers want to do the coding ONCE, ESPECIALLY for the same...

Tags: Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, IBM Linux, Microsoft Corp., Cell, chip, Linux, IBM Corp., Sony Corp., Intel Corp., CPU, game, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-11-15

IBM Cell, IBM Linux?

As most of you will have noticed, Sun kicked off the CMT revolution this week with phsyical availability of its first Niagara processors in the Erie and Ontario machines now expected for December 6th. On the other hand most people didn't notice a marginally earlier announcement from competitor number...

Tags: Cell

Blog posts 2005-11-15

Dow Jones gets the memo on IBM's Linux strategy

Dow Jones gets the memo on IBM's Linux strategyPeople like open sourceI think IBM gets that.IBM is so misguided`` Buell Duncan, IBM's general manager of partner and developer relations (developers, developers, developers, developers) whispered the key point into Dow Jones reporter Chris Reiter's telephone. "Customers are demanding choice. They...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Dana, IBM Linux, strategy, IBM Corp., Linux, Dow Jones & Company Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-08-22

Dow Jones gets the memo on IBM's Linux strategy

Readers of ZDNet have known for months about how IBM is trying to use Linux and open source as a "wedge issue" against Microsoft, especially in rapidly-growing markets like China, India, Russia and Brazil.But maybe it's not really news until Dow Jones and the Mainstream Media pick it up. And...

Tags: Dow Jones & Company Inc., IBM Corp.

Blog posts 2005-08-22

IBM's Linux revenue: Services to overtake servers

IBM's Linux revenue: Services to overtake serversThis is will put more pressure on MSLoverock I dont see your BSD growing at this rate hey?! If it is so crap why are so many people using it.Hmm, I am going to have to do some more courses and qualify to make...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Penguins, operating system, BSD, IBM Linux, server, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-08-05

Continental Resources Assists Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., in Deploying Customized IBM Linux Cluster

Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., AER is a leader in providing science-based solutions for the planning and operational needs of the private and public sectors-including the U.S. government and the financial, energy and insurance industries. AER wanted to provide additional speed and memory at optimal price/performance ratio to handle a...

Tags: IBM Linux, Linux Cluster, IBM Corp., Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Utility Computing, Software

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Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?

MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...

Tags: Operating systems, Leadership, BOOT UP TIMES, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup

To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Cray XT5 Jaguar bests IBM Roadrunner as world's fastest supercomputer

What operating systems are they running on?Just curious. :-)RE: Cray XT5 Jaguar bests IBM Roadrunner as world's fastest supercomputerFrom:http://www.nccs.gov/jaguar/#fragment-1Each node runs Cray's version of the SuSE Linux operating system. Cray has tuned the Linux kernel to remove unnecessary services from the compute nodes. The result is that the operating system...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, IBM Corp., Cray Inc., Linux, operating system, supercomputer

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Cray's Jaguar tops IBM's Roadrunner for fastest supercomputer

I think.....they yanked the quad cores and put in six core CPUs. The real question is: What happened to all those quads?Yes....It plays Crysis90% Linux, where all the Windose Fanbois now!Doh! Bunch of Homers.Yes, but can it play Crysis ;)?I wanna play Crysis, I think I'll need at least...

Tags: Linux, IBM Corp., Cray Inc., supercomputer, Crysis

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Cray's Jaguar tops IBM's Roadrunner for fastest supercomputer

The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" has finally clawed its way to the title of fastest computer in the world. The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" has finally clawed its way to the title of fastest computer in the world. Sitting back at No....

Tags: Cray Inc., IBM Corp., Jaguar, supercomputer, IBM, Cray, Erica Ogg CNET News

News items 2009-11-16

Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft

RE: Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask MicrosoftI built my current desktop in July and purchased/installed an OEM version of Vista Home Premium. I also took advantage of Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium which I installed on the same PC....

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Operating systems, cost difference, Microsoft Corp., OEM, Is it OK, Microsoft Windows, PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-15

An interesting exchange on politics and IT

Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, information technology, Linux, computer, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion as companies end litigation war; Is it a new chip era?

Inhell got off cheaplyProbably AMD needed the cash now because it would have gotten a lot more in a trial.This is good news for computer usersGood news all around. The cross licensing will allow advancements with a minimum of lawyer intervention.Won't matter, AMD is toastThey haven't produced a CPU worth...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, litigation, phenom, amd, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., chip

Discussion threads 2009-11-12