Yes, IBM is making Linux available on their platforms. However, the approach
is more like Microsoft; they are adding features etc. so you have to port
your application that runs on standard Linux to run on theirs.
Jim
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"Ed Prochak" <edprochak_at_adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> Rauf Sarwar wrote:
> > Billy Verreynne <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za> wrote in message
news:<b1vs23$jpc$1_at_ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>...
> >
> >>Rauf Sarwar wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I agree to some extent. Just by being an open source and "free" is not
> >>>going to cut it for Linux. M$ will just drown it with money.
> []
> >>You are thus implying Linux is not? Again, that statement is ignorant.
Linux
> >>is used in many corporate and government environments as a viable
platform.
> >
> >
> > I think you are one of those few "die hard Linux" fans that I
> > mentioned in my post. I too support Linux whole hartedly but the
> > reality is that Linux is still going thru it's teenage years. Yea
> > there are companies out there who use Linux servers but compared to
> > the worldwide server market share held by M$, Sun, HP, IBM (and let's
> > not forget these *nix players... they too have a dog in this race),
> > Linux's share is still very small.
>
> Better check your info on IBM. They are in the process of switching much
of
> their stuff to LINUX. They can push it to make money on their hardware so
they
> are in a perfect position to make it work for servers. (Desk top market is
> different and yes currently MS owns it. But My next PC will be an APPLE.)
>
> []
> >
> > Linux is a good platform and I for one would really like it to
> > succeed. Thought of having a same platform on my home PC and work
> > server whose name does not start with "M$" is just too good to pass.
> > You have made some valid points but you fail to look at the reality on
> > the ground. Linux so far is what it is.. an open source platform which
> > is pretty good but has not really cut thru the server market to make a
> > solid name for itself. It can do it on it's own merit but that may be
> > a longer route. Some marketing and backing from companies like Oracle
> > can really bring it to the forefront. Even though it seems like Oracle
> > is warming up to Linux... They still have not made a serious
> > commitment yet. Even with the established one's like RedHat, Oracle
> > only officially certifies upto RedHat 7.2 and RedHat is already upto
> > 8.0.
> >
> > Regards
> > /Rauf Sarwar
>
>
>
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Received on Mon Feb 10 2003 - 19:56:03 CST
