The numbers in the Unix market may be flat, but Hewlett-Packard sees a bright future for its HP-UX operating system. The company this fall will release HP-UX 11i v3 - the first major revamp of the OS in three years - with enhancements in its virtualization and automation capabilities, according to Don Jenkins, vice president of HP's Business Critical Servers unit.
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Member since:2006-05-26
> That was the problem about sixteen years ago, and
> that's why Linux came into being.
Linux wasn't created with laptops in mind and certainly isn't filling the void in 2006.
The friendly-hardware list at the fsf is tiny. Even if you're prepared to have non-free code in your kernel there's plenty of dicey stuff. Wireless drivers, external monitor support, modems, soundcards - these things tend to be either painful or unachievable in laptops. None of those are minor details.
The one exception to my unix on a laptop comment is mac os x, and I dealt with that and why it's not the same as what I'm after in the sentence after the one you've quoted.
Member since:2005-07-06
Linux wasn't created with laptops in mind and certainly isn't filling the void in 2006.
And the various Unixes are? That's news to a lot of people. If you want to see Unix on a laptop, try running Solaris or HP-UX - if you can.
The friendly-hardware list at the fsf is tiny.
What's that got to do with Linux?
Even if you're prepared to have non-free code in your kernel there's plenty of dicey stuff. Wireless drivers, external monitor support, modems, soundcards - these things tend to be either painful or unachievable in laptops. None of those are minor details.
Many distributions seem to handle it fine, although the breadth of stuff like sound card support in the kernel is huge. The point is, this kind of support is absolutely non-existant in a any Unix system, if you think Linux is bad.
The one exception to my unix on a laptop comment is mac os x
Mac OS isn't the solid Unix environment that Apple pretends that it is, and lacks many things that a 'Unix'-like system should have in favour of a proprietary user interface and system that works in an entirely different way.
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2005-07-06
So it would be good if HP would start shipping a HP-UX option on their laptops. There's still no easy way to buy a laptop running unix
That was the problem about sixteen years ago, and that's why Linux came into being.