Re: Linux on Merced
Ralf Baechle (ralf@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de)
Fri, 31 Oct 1997 14:06:25 +0100
On Fri, Oct 31, 1997 at 06:16:07AM -0500, John Gotts wrote:
>
> You couldn't be more wrong.
>
> You didn't read the message I posted to linux-kernel about a week ago:
>
> To quote an HP representative: "We're trying to make the case for an early port
> of the GNU utilities and the Linux kernel to a Merced box."
Btw, there is another company using Linux running on a simulated processor
for the purpose of verifying the CPU before the tapeout. Linux was the OS
of choice because it combines the least problems with licensing with
attractive costs.
Ralf