Comment Re:Linux & Big Blue Iron (Score 1) 69
Actually, IBM hasn't "unveiled" anything in terms of 400 hardware running Linux. IBM has mentioned that the AS/400 has a POSIX subsystem, and is capable of compiling UNIX-like code, but to my knowledge they have never "officially" mentioned running Linux on an AS/400.
OS/400, in terms of maturity and stability, is several large jumps ahead of Linux and pretty much any other Intel-based operating system (hell, even non-Intel based operating systems). As much as I like Linux (and admit that it'd be quite nifty to see), I think it'd be a huge step backward for IBM to invest any time or effort into making it happen.
Then again, they are doing the 390... so who knows. I have to agree with one of the other posters though, in that most (as in 99%) of the shops where an AS/400 is installed (including mine), you'd be hard pressed to find anyone willing to subject a production machine to Linux. The RS/6000 is much better suited for it.
OS/400, in terms of maturity and stability, is several large jumps ahead of Linux and pretty much any other Intel-based operating system (hell, even non-Intel based operating systems). As much as I like Linux (and admit that it'd be quite nifty to see), I think it'd be a huge step backward for IBM to invest any time or effort into making it happen.
Then again, they are doing the 390... so who knows. I have to agree with one of the other posters though, in that most (as in 99%) of the shops where an AS/400 is installed (including mine), you'd be hard pressed to find anyone willing to subject a production machine to Linux. The RS/6000 is much better suited for it.
