ZDNET UK: Trillian project promises Linux for Itanium | Linux Today

ZDNET UK: Trillian project promises Linux for Itanium

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 15, 1999

The four leading distributors of Linux officially announced
their commitment to developing the open source operating system for
the Intel’s forthcoming IA-64 server and workstation architecture
Tuesday.

“Caldera, Red Hat, SuSE and TurboLinux all now disclosed that
they are currently using Intel’s recently deployed development
systems in order to ensure that Linux runs smoothly on Intel’s new
architecture.”

“These distributors have formed an alliance Trillian project
aimed at making sure that the very first machines based on Intel’s
Itanium processors will be capable of running Linux.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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