XServe G5 and Linux ?

[Gabriel Paubert]

On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 11:36:53AM +0100, Harald Welte wrote:
>
> On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 03:06:14PM +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > On Mon, 2004-02-09 at 05:05, Harald Welte wrote:
> > >
> > > I currently have the requirement for some 1U servers running linux,
> > > but specifically being not x86. So apart from the sparc64 systems,
> > > there's of course the Apple XServe.
> > >
> > > I have a couple of questions though:
> >
> > Well, the machine hasn't yet been released, or if it has, I yet
> > haven't had any feedback of linux running on it.
>
> I see.  It's just that the XServe G5 is sold cheaper than the XServe G4
> (at least the dealers have a lower price).  That's why I somehow feel
> reluctand of buying an old machine.
>
> Also, I can positively confirm that we've had a G5 XServe at the 20C3
> (CCC Chaos Communication Congress) at the end of december.  It was used
> to relay the A/V streams of the lecture halls into the congress network.

Wow, even before they were officially announced! I'd express some
doubts about it. Apple does not let many unannounced machines in
the wild AFAICT ;-)

	Gabriel

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