Nortel choses Linux for $250 million routing platform

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SMK
Sean Michael Kerner
May 21, 2009

[ Thanks to smk for this link.
]

“”We believe Linux is the right OS for the entire
architecture,” McHugh said

“Now, I don’t know all the specifics of Nortel’s involvement in
core kernel contributions and precisely how they source the
elements of their Linux. I asked McHugh and he indicated that it
was a partnership. In any event, it’s an interesting platform and
McHugh has some interesting and encouraging things to say about
Linux in the last bit of the video I shot on site that you can view
below.”


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