On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Jim Elliott wrote: > Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:03:50 EST > From: Jim Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Linux ready for the desktop: IBM > > > I was at an IBM roadshow recently, where IBM talked about Linux > > virtual srvers, new IBM storage technology and lots of other stuff. > > Not a mention of Linux on the desktop, and as far as I could find > > out, none of the IBM folk there new anything about it. I did ask, > > and I asked some of the same questions there I ask here. Sun's > > pushing Linux on the desktop. IBM? > > John: > > If you look back at my first response on this subject, the Linux > Client is a new focus area for the new IBM Corporate Linux team. We > were focused just on server solutions until now. The only Linux Client > area was the IBM Global Services and Ximian offering until now. This > is very new news (like two days ago) so I would not expect you to have > heard this at a recent roadshow. Give us a few weeks to put together > materials we can share!
Ah, two days;-) I like and understand concrete terms such as that. Much better than "recent" which is so open to (mis)interpretation. I'd _love_ to be able to offer IBM PCs preloaded with Linux (preferably not including Red Hat's ongoing fees - Debian is fine by me). -- Cheers John. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb Copyright John Summerfield. Reproduction prohibited.
