64-BIT LINUX FOR eSERVERS

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One of the challenges of the Unix world has been the conversion from
32-bit hardware to 64-bit hardware. Thankfully, this transition is
somewhat simpler for Linux, due to an architecture that has some
resemblance to OS/400. A key component of Linux structure is that the
hardware-specific elements of the software are isolated from the rest
of the operating system. As a result, developing a 64-bit Linux
implementation is easier than for Unix. However, the current Power PC
Linux implementations for IBM's eServer line are 32-bit versions.
That's about to change due to an effort led by a team based in
Rochester, Minnesota. Commercial distributions of 64-bit Linux for
zSeries, iSeries, and pSeries IBM servers should be available by mid-
2002.

Additional details concerning planning 64-bit Power PC Linux:
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-842633.html
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