HP_Linux vs HP_UX?

[Dan Rosen]

I just read that HP is releasing its own version of secure Linux for use on its servers. This appears to be forcing HP to make a decision - while they are moving servers to Itanium, which runs HPUX and Linux, which flavor operating system are they going to support.

HP's Linux is purported to cost $3,000. It is the 2.4 kernel with HP additions, (to try to) justifying the expense.

What do you think?

[Edward Alfert_2]

I also read about that this morning... if it is open-source, then they will have to make it available for free as a download, including any additions they make that are also open-source. The article i read said the additions would be open-source. So the $3000 must be for consulting, or some other support that is included. If you don't need that, just download the source.

Different people have different needs... it is wise for them to give people alternatives. Neither HP-UX or Linux will be exclusive on itanium. HP-UX is very advanced and developed and it will take a long time for linux to have the same features.

I read that IBM is looking forward to retiring AIX as soon as linux has all the functionality that AIX has and they promised to work to that end.

[rick jones]

I suspect that HP will support both so long as both result in revenue and profit to HP. HP supports two OSes on PA-RISC and has for something like 15 years - MPE and UX.

[linuxfan]

Hi,

I have read articles about this news but haven't seen the details of the "Additions" HP has added.

I know HP is working with the folks at ximian and working on the ximian gnome.

Also there was some news of HP working with Bastille Linux folks.

Well all in all, this is definitely good news and lets hope the download section is setup quickly and ftp servers have lots of bandwidth. ;)

-Regards
Ramesh

[Enno Baars]

Well, the HP-Linux is not going to be released for the PA-RISC architecture anytime soon, I think - at least not for the majority of the many different systems.
I talked to one of the PA-RISC Linux developpers at the Linux-Tag in Stuttgart,Germany this July. They're still having problems with many of the components. Especially the graphics cards seem to be a problem as HP is not (internally!) releasing the specs fast enough... :-)

Checkout http://parisc-linux.org/

Cheers,
Enno.

[Keith Hopkins]

From what I've read, the kernel mods and the auditing tool are released as open-source. There are additional user-space tool which are not open-source.
You can find the admin docs for the tools at http://docs.hp.com/linux/index.html

[Roger Baptiste]

I think HP will do a fine balancing act
adding one more O/S into their stable.
Remember, unlike SUN , HP "embraced" Windoze
in all earnest.

The move towards LINUX is the ongoing trend
in the market and a good one at that, considering the potential of the huge PC server market looking for a powerful O/S .

-raj