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To: paul who wrote (10563)	7/20/1998 6:04:00 PM
From: Charles Tutt	Respond to of 64865

Actually, Linux runs on multiple platforms, much like Unix in general. Linux even runs on Sun Sparc machines. JMHO.

To: paul who wrote (10563)	7/21/1998 2:33:00 AM
From: Scott McPealy	Respond to of 64865

Interesting comments from Intel on the future of Linux, sonic.net Sunil Saxena (Intel): He presented some slides that amounted to a ''yes'' response as well: Strengths: Linux is becoming the OS of choice of ISPs; on 32-bit Intel systems, Linux has broader device-driver support than any other Unix (e.g., SCO, Solaris/x86, etc.); its Open Source model means that updates, patches and bug-fixes happen in ''Internet time.'' Weaknesses: SMP support and scalability is still evolving (although he noted that Leonard Zubkoff did a successful two-day port to the brand-new, four-way Pentium II Xeon system that Intel and VA Research showed off); good server management is missing (e.g., using a remote serial line or modem to update things, including the BIOS); drivers for high-end hardware tend to be lacking; and large-memory support (say, multi-gigabyte range) isn't there. Making it better: he said (and repeated several times throughout the evening) that Intel really wants to help and do more to support Linux, and in particular they see the following as likely areas of collaboration: more than 4-way SMP (serious scalability, at least 16 to 32 processors) drivers for high-end platforms direct server control and management support for PII features such as 36-bit addressing (up to 64 GB of RAM), enhanced system calls and save/restore, MMX instructions, the page attribute table, and on-chip performance monitors ------------------------ Well, well. You think your Oracle hasn't recognized Sun's half assed committment to Intel? Torvalds Linux will finally result in a truly open unified UNIX on Intel and Alpha.

To: paul who wrote (10563)	7/21/1998 2:39:00 AM
From: Scott McPealy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

I've got 1000 Suns used for CAD and would like to start moving to Linux, but I have to have high-end CAD support. When can I expect it? Larry Augustin mentioned a recent (June 1998?) Design Automation Conference in which the 500-member audience was asked if they would like to see Linux ports of Cadence tools, Synopsys, etc. ''Everyone in the audience raised their hands.'' He noted that the vendors seemed surprised and emphasized that Linux users have to let them know that Linux ports are wanted. sonic.net