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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Tethys [<A HREF="mailto:tet@accucard.com">mailto:tet@accucard.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: 03 June 2003 14:23</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: gllug@linux.co.uk</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Re:SCO's Linux fight </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> "John Hearns" writes:</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Methinks Microsoft wasn't wise to drop Alpha/MIPS.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Oh, I think they were very wise to do so. From a business perspective,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Alpha, MIPS and PPC made no sense for Microsoft. They simply didn't</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> bring in enough revenue to justify their existence. The MIPS and PPC</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ports died an early death, and the Alpha port only survived as long</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> as it did due to being bankrolled by Compac/DEC.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Yeah, from a geek point of view, supporting alternative architectures</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> is nice, but even Linux is heading back to being Intel only. The Linus</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> kernel frequently breaks on other CPUs, and maintainers are expected</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> to fix up the damange later.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Tet</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>As someone who works, albeit in fits and starts, on such a port (SH4) I am not aware it has ever been otherwise! Maybe there were halcyon days before 2001, though.</FONT></P>
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