Linux brings open standards, along with maximum availability and flexibility. Add the performance and reliability of the POWER processor and applications will reap the combined advantages of Linux on POWER. This paper introduces Linux on POWER hardware and software environments and will provide you with information to get started.
Linux on POWER: An Overview for Developers
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With all the hype about power coming from IBM regarding power.org and so on, does anyone know if they have or will be making any moves to actually open the power architecture? I can’t seem to see past the marketing hype.
…of having waste 5 mins of my life reading media hype from an IBM consultant. I think he forgot to say: may I give you a call?
I can’t seem to see past the marketing hype.
Same here pal. I though this article was serious
What was the purpose of this article. Linux on power great….the burning question still remains Why? What about AIX on power or Linux on X86 IBM blade servers. Why limit the flexibility of Linux by running it on a closed hardware platform.
Ehhrr, Linux is notorious for not being able to keep ANY standard and always have 3000 options for everything making it virtually impossible to develop software for the Linux platform. Standards and Linux share little to none…
My employer went down the path of running Linux on mainframes – and it was an absolutely belly flop. Unstable distribution, TONS of consulting time, it was ludicrous. IBM just wants to do the same thing with Linux on POWER now. POWER’s quite an interesting architecture, but why on earth would you run a special version of Linux on it when you can get the standard running on commodity boxes?
I have see Linux used on IBM mainframes. and in those cases it worked very well. only for really high load and for high resources stuff will u have issues.
-Nex6
My employer went down the path of running Linux on mainframes – and it was an absolutely belly flop. Unstable distribution, TONS of consulting time, it was ludicrous. IBM just wants to do the same thing with Linux on POWER now. POWER’s quite an interesting architecture, but why on earth would you run a special version of Linux on it when you can get the standard running on commodity boxes?
Yep the old 60’s and 70’s vendor hardware locking business model. The main reason MVS and AS/400 systems are still in use..too expensive to convert these legacy systems to open platforms. You think IBM would have a little more respect for their customers.
I have see Linux used on IBM mainframes. and in those cases it worked very well. only for really high load and for high resources stuff will u have issues.
-Nex6
Then why run linux over Mainframe OS’es or a cheaper PC based server or even a RS/6000 server running AIX?
This paper from IBM is a perfect example as to why IBM’s profits are tanking.