Am 19. Oktober 2016 19:48:49 MESZ, schrieb Mikael <mikael.ml...@gmail.com>: > 2016-10-20 1:15 GMT+08:00 Ralph Siegler <rsieg...@rsiegler.org>: > .. > > > Their ecosystem? > > > > closed source softwares including for x86-64 like Websphere, DB2, MQ, > > > .. > > > Hardware platforms limited to Power ($11,000 and up), Z series ($60,000 > > > > A silly example of interest in the Power architecture that's certainly > not > typical IBM enterprise apps and chassis: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/07/open_power_summit_power9/
Nice article, thanks for sharing! One argument for OpenBSD on POWER would be the early implementation of security features like ASLR and W^X. Want to make sure your open source efforts are well prepared for such things hitting your customers' RedHat or SLES in 5 years? Make them run on OpenBSD early. And then you can't be lured into relying on too many linuxisms either which keeps your software a little more portable. Regards, Florian
