AMD Donates Servers to Groklaw

Core 2 Duo writes "Apparently, someone at AMD noticed that Groklaw has been having trouble running on the old IBM servers ibiblio uses, so they donated two powerful AMD Opteron servers to ibiblio specifically for Groklaw's use. Curiously, this means that Groklaw is no longer hosted by IBM's servers, but SCO's own investor relations website is."

It's official

[twenex27]

The anti-SCO funding conspiracy has widened to include IBM, AMD, *and* SCO!

AMD Donates Servers to Groklaw

[Anonymous Coward]

SCO's "investor" relations website?

I don't think that there's very many "investors" in SCO any more. Perhaps the server space could be put to better use :-)

Neil

I'd donate some servers to SCO

[Weaselmancer]

You know, just to keep things fair. But unfortunately they're Linux, and I don't have enough cash to buy licenses for them. Ah well.

Thanks for the S.O.M. reference!

[Anonymous Coward]

..found at the end of the article: So... somewhere in my youth or childhood, I must have done something good.

So thanks P.J. for the Sound of Music reference. Where do I begin? I am sixteen going on seventeen... or maybe Edelweiss, Edelweiss, you look happy to meet me... or maybe even when the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad, I simply remember AMD's gift, and then I don't feeeeeeeel soooo baddddddd

Re:It's official

[cyphercell]

Hey, get back on topic with the anti-SCO weenie-ism, psh what are you doing?

Hopefully they have them installed and working...

[old7]

because here comes the Slashdotting.

What's in it for AMD?

[e9th]

Is this their way of atoning for their heightened interest in DRM? "We'll give PJ two servers, but you give up framebuffer access."

Re:It's official

[renegadesx]

Now I get it, AMD is a front for IBM!

Re:I'd donate some servers to SCO

[flyingfsck]

I could load Caldera Linux on an old E-machine and ship it to SCO, but I think that would be too cruel, even for SCO.

It's a trap

[tangent3]

Hi PJ, we will need to meet you to sign some papers for the servers...

Core 2 Duo?

[Anonymous Coward]

Why is a Core 2 Duo submitting news about AMD anyway?

Re:OMG!

[Geoffreyerffoeg]

I can't remember what the Slashdot Party Line is on the Swift Boat Veterans. Are they anti-Kerry and thus pro-Bush and thus bad? Anti-Kerry and thus good? Pro-truth and good? Pro-lie and bad? Just plain weird?

SCO "logic"

[defy god]

Sorry for the use of the word logic in connection with SCO, but I believe the following scenario wouldn't be too far fetched:

• AMD Donates Servers to Groklaw
• Search for an IBM/AMD connection through Google: Results 1 - 10 of about 742,000 for ibm amd partnership. (0.13 seconds) [also, note how obvious the connection is by how quickly google came up with an answer]
• Arstechnica's actual headline: "IBM and AMD partnership extended through 2008" [arstechnica.com]
• SCO spin: IBM blatantly funding Groklaw!

Never tongue kiss a Gift Horse

[BillGatesLoveChild]

Oh delicious irony. It only seems like yesterday when someone said:

"AMD plans to block access to the framebuffer in hardware to help enforce DRM schemes,
  such as allowing more restricted playback of Sony Blu-Ray disks.
  They can pry my Print Screen key from my cold, dead fingers."

http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/03/28/14OPcurv e_1.html [infoworld.com]

Groklaw; Better head down to Staples for some legal pads and boxes of biros. You're gunna need them! ;-)

Re:OMG!

[mclaincausey]

It's true: reality has a left-wing bias. Don't allow reality and facts to brainwash you with their bias: disregard the parent and indulge in hate- and fear-fueled delusion!

Re:It's official

[richlv]

but, but... amd implements drm. they have ati, which has crappy drivers in linux. but they donate servers to groklaw.
now, how should i politically motivate my buying decisions ? i shoud run around frantically now...

Re:OMG!

[Curtman]

Well, you got marked Flamebait when you simply asked a question and didn't use any inflammatory language, so it looks like the consensus is they're bad.

Did you miss his vicious attack on our tradition of groupthink? Clearly he must be stopped or Slashdot is doomed.

Re:It's official

[renegadesx]

Oh thats nothing, guess what? IBM ship servers that have *shock, horror* Windows Server 2003!!! I guess that means that Microsoft is a front for IBM against SCO as well!!