---

WSJ: Puffins guide HP on Linux trail

“HP is funding the Puffin Group to adapt Linux for its
computers.”

“… personal gain was the last thing on anyone’s mind when the
Puffin H-P project began last October at a Linux convention in
Atlanta. Over pizza, the Puffins — named after a big-billed sea
bird, in tribute to Linux’s official mascot, the penguin —
discussed their next venture. They seized on H-P’s PA-RISC line of
computers, which are widely used in business and engineering but
hadn’t inspired a Linux adaptation. No one in the group actually
used the machines; that wasn’t the point. “We dove into it because
it hadn’t been done,” says Beard.’

Complete
story
.

Get the Free Newsletter!

Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends, & analysis