Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 11:10:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Steven Kehlet <kehlet@techfuel.com> To: FreeBSD-Advocacy <advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SGI's new Linux server... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907241056270.1818-100000@nepenthe.junknet.com> In-Reply-To: <379969E5.8766F7F0@ibm.net>
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Hi, I can add something to this discussion. They've claimed the architecture of their initial Linux boxes should be more or less industry standard so yes, I would think FreeBSD (or anything else) should run on them too (not that you'd want to pay the extra charge for bundling Linux with it). This is unlike their 320s (and others?) which have an improved PC memory architecture and require a special NT kernel, and would no doubt require some Linux/BSD kernel changes for it to work. We had a guy from SGI at our company talking about these new Linux boxes, and I asked if they were considering looking at BSD at all (with the usual mention of some of the merits of BSD vs. GPL licensing). He brushed me off immediately with a "No, we're not at all interested in looking at BSD." More evidence, methinks, that this is just as much a popularity contest for a flailing company as a technical one ;-). Steve On Sat, 24 Jul 1999 youlgok@ibm.net wrote: > Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 03:23:17 -0400 > From: youlgok@ibm.net > To: FreeBSD-Advocacy <advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> > Subject: SGI's new Linux server... > > http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C39644%2C00.html?dd.ne.htmldisp.hl.ne > > I have just read this news article that SGI plans to introduce > Intel-based > Linux running new system in coming August. Is there any chance to use > FreeBSD on SGI's new system? I just wonder... > > Ps. It seems ispell has entries of 'Free BSD' and 'Free-BSD' but > 'FreeBSD' in the dictionary. > > > -youlgok > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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