“Hewlett-Packard has quietly stepped up efforts to make Linux
compatible with its most powerful processors, an indication the
company wants the open-source operating system to play a greater
role in its future products.”
“The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company has retained a Linux
consultancy to ensure the increasingly popular software runs on its
advanced, 64-bit PA-RISC chips by the first half of next year,
according to HP executives….”
“Linux already runs on computers built around Sun’s 64-bit
UltraSparc processor and Compaq’s 64-bit Alpha chip, and numerous
companies including HP are working to make Linux compatible with
Intel’s forthcoming 64-bit offering. HP’s move to “port” Linux
to its own high-end chip architecture is another sign that the
upstart operating system has become a staple menu item in the world
of enterprise computing.“
