CNET News: IBM: Linux is the ‘Logical Successor’

“The day is approaching when Linux will likely replace IBM’s
version of Unix, the company’s top software executive said, an
indication that the upstart operating system’s stature is rising
within Big Blue.

“While IBM doesn’t expect Linux to replace its own AIX version
of Unix any time soon, Big Blue is pushing the open-source OS in
the that direction, Steve Mills, senior vice president of IBM’s
Software Group, told CNET News.com at last week’s LinuxWorld trade
show.

“Asked whether IBM’s eventual goal is to replace AIX with Linux,
Mills responded, ‘It’s fairly obvious we’re fine with that
idea…It’s the logical successor…'”

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