“The OpenPower program offers free remote access to servers running 64-bit Linux on POWER5 processors. In Part 1 of the Taking OpenPower for a spin series, author Peter Seebach introduces the process of getting access to a system and compiling applications for it, both as 32-bit and 64-bit applications. He pays particular attention to issues unique to ‘guest’ software development without root privileges – something most Linux users have never had to do.”
Been saying it for 20 years, “Nobody needs root”.
But who is Nobody?
Why bother with Linux when you can have AIX on the same hardware? AIX is still head and shoulders above Linux anyway. It looks more like Linux is an IBM PR compaign for Power hardware.
Good point.
Ever use AIX? Its good for what it does…serve but it has a lot of non standard stuff about it that makes portability to and from other Unixes/Linux a challenge. And if you want to just recompile your app for a different platform, Linux will do a much better job than AIX.
“Ever use AIX? Its good for what it does…serve but it has a lot of non standard stuff about it that makes portability to and from other Unixes/Linux a challenge. And if you want to just recompile your app for a different platform, Linux will do a much better job than AIX.”
Hmmmmmm
s/AIX/Linux/
s/Linux/BSD/
’nuff said