[TriLUG] Novell & Microsoft - sleeping with the enemy

[Mike Shaw]

On 3/16/07, Magnus <magnus at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> Andrew C. Oliver wrote:
> > And maybe they aren't running OS/2 and Lotus Notes either :-)
>
>
> So I'm sitting in my lab at IBM... haven't seen OS/2 in years but sadly
> I do still see Notes every day.  C'est la vie.
>
> But the Linux stuff I get to play with... ahhhhhh so very nice.
>
> I'd tell you all about pSeries hardware and how it would revolutionize
> the lives of most Linux sysadmins here but I'd sound like a commercial.
> I'm just a knuckle dragging contractor here, no marketing slime, but
> I've honestly been very impressed with the commitment IBM has put into
> Open Source and especially Linux.  I feel lucky to be a part of that
> effort.
>
> Glad things are peachy in pSeries land.  I work with an i386 Linux product
and let's just say we laugh everytime we see the IBM Linux marketing.  BTW,
I laugh harder when hear about IBM desktop initiative stuff. Just goes to
show you "Life Ain't So Good" everywhere.  :)

l8r,

Mike
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