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Re: 1.5 Megacores, 20000 teraflops, running Linux

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On 6/19/2012 8:55 AM, JEDIDIAH wrote:
> On 2012-06-18, peterwn<peterwn@paradise.net.nz>  wrote:
>> On Jun 19, 7:14 am, GreyCloud<m...@cumulus.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> You won't find any of your "slopware" or TinkerWare at IBM.
>>> IBM took Linus Torvalds Linux and tweaked it to do their work.
>>> It isn't your freetards "OldsMobile".
>
>      That of course is an obvious absurdity.

Guffaw!!  You think so.
Now how many computer scientists does IBM have on their payroll?

>
>      They can only tweak Linux so much before it gets to the point where
> they might as well not bother. This gets us back to the whole "stone
> soup" argument. IBM is likely not spending a lot of effort on "adapting"
> Linux compared to the effort they would need to build something completely
> from scratch.
>

They are making the tweaks... they are using their own processor, the 
G7.  Something you wouldn't know about.

>      Something else to consider is the fact that IBM already has their own
> "real Unix" they can use for this kind of stuff if they want.
>
>      Isn't Greyclod supposed to be some sort of "Unix veteran" or something?
>

I am... obviously you are not.

> [deletia]
>
>      IBM used Linux.
>      IBM likely didn't change much.

Notice the word 'likely'... another guess on your part and no backup to 
your claims.

>      IBM has their own Unix they could have used instead.
>

There maybe other factors involved in their decision.

>      Anything that IBM did to make their Linux something other than a
> "freetards olsdmobile" was likely given back to the community and added
> to the main kernel tree making the standard kernel no longer a
> "freetards oldsmobile".

Guffaw!!!  Again, so you think.  And you think in error.

>
>      Someone with an axe to grind (greyclod) is just going out of their way to
> make an argument that makes no rational sense in order to push their stupid
> little agenda.
>

More sense than I've seen posted from you yet.  Just you making insane 
claims.   :D

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1.5 Megacores, 20000 teraflops, running Linux Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2012-06-18 11:43 -0400
  Re: 1.5 Megacores, 20000 teraflops, running Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2012-06-18 10:59 -0500
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      Re: 1.5 Megacores, 20000 teraflops, running Linux DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-18 19:11 -0400
        Re: 1.5 Megacores, 20000 teraflops, running Linux peterwn <peterwn@paradise.net.nz> - 2012-06-18 21:22 -0700
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      Re: 1.5 Megacores, 20000 teraflops, running Linux JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2012-06-19 09:55 -0500
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    Re: 1.5 Megacores, 20000 teraflops, running Linux Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2012-06-18 20:22 -0400
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