On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 11:48:04AM -0600, Jack J. Woehr wrote: > Chris Bennett wrote: > >Does anyone need a Power8? > > Chris, this is the hottest high-end server in the IBM universe today. > > It runs Linux, AIX and IBM i (OS/400). They are very widely in use deep under > many organizations. > > IBM is currently energetically supporting Open Source development (as their > vendors are becoming disillusioned about industry growth). >
Excellent. > The Power8 *needs* OpenBSD because they don't have a really good firewalling > regimen at that level. > Yes, that's a definite need! > At the z/OS level, they have world-class stuff, but not around the > neighborhood of IBM i, which is actually selling better than z/OS these > days. > > If you haunt the IBM world as I do, you'd realize that this could be a very > big cash cow for OpenBSD supportniks if Mikael's idea flies. Sounds very good. I don't know IBM. Energetically supporting Open Source does not always lead to (sadly) "effectively" supporting Open Source. Linux !~ good security, but it's becoming more and more "everywhere". Do you think that the right-minded ( as in open-minded ) people are there? Given OpenBSD's reputation, I'm actually surprised that this is even difficult, especially with the amount of profit IBM sees. And 6 months to even get to talk to the right person! Shame on IBM! A question I still have, how hard is adding this architecture going to be? From what you said and what I saw quickly looking on IBM's site, does seem to be worth adding. Mikael, no disrespect intended in my email at all. Sometimes I come across too harsh than I intend to. Chris Bennett
