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ZDNet: Linux Boots on Sun’s Niagara Chip

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Stephen Shankland
Feb 17, 2006

“Well, that didn’t take too long.

“Dave Miller, the lead programmer for Linux on Sun Microsystems’
Sparc processors, said on his blog Friday he has fired up the
open-source operating system on Sun’s new UltraSparc T1
‘Niagara’-based server. The move is an early milestone in Sun’s
effort, not just to make Linux functioning on its Sparc-based
computers, but also to foster a useful software environment for
Linux on Sparc…”

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