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Re: [News] Good News for Linux, from Nokia and IBM (Digest)

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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> SCO Claims IBM Destroyed Crucial Evidence
> 
> http://www.forbes.com/technology/2006/07/20/sco-ibm-evidence_cz_dl_0720sco.html
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> IBM Gets High Security Marks for Mainframe, Unix Virtualization
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> http://www.itjungle.com/breaking/bn072006-story01.html (speaks of Linux too)
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> IBM, AMD to deepen Opteron ties
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> ,----[ Snippet ]
>| IBM and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to announce an alliance that
>| will lead to mainstream IBM servers based on the Opteron processor, CNET
>| News.com has learned. It's a further boost to chipmaker AMD and a new blow
>| to rival Intel's server business.
> `----
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> This tightens the relationship with AMD and promotes the use of 64-bit
> processors where Linux reigns.
> 

Indeed it does.  One of many areas where the fantastic hardware support
of linux is really starting to pay off.  And just below, we have:

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> Linux on the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
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> http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/07/20/nokia-770.html
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> ,----[ Conclusion ]
>| There's a lot more to come for this great little unit. Nokia shows signs
>| of having a clue in shepherding the 770 on its way both in marketing and
>| the way developers have been encouraged, for example they've made an
>| SDK available and have an open source GUI. If you feel like doing some
>| coding or porting, maemo.org is the place to go.
> `----
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I like my N770.  A lot.

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> Linux-based Internet Tablet (Nokia 770) gets new music player
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> http://www.mp3tunes.com/nokia770/

Interesting - the default one works okay, but it's great to have a
/choice/!

-- 
| Mark Kent   --   mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk  |
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that
would also stop you from doing clever things.
		-- Doug Gwyn

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