Hi Quentin,
qarce writes:
> I have taken a brief look at the site and would like to know if the
> "Linux on the SGI Visual Workstation" project is still alive. If it is,
> does anyone know who it belongs to?
Unfortunately, I fear that you might receive a large number of
passionate opinions about this one.
The confusion here is that there are two unrelated Visual Workstation
Linux efforts:
1. An effort to get Linux working on the SG320/SG340 Visual Workstations.
This project never became an official SGI product, but it did achieve a
very minimal level of technical success (Linux works, but accelerated
graphics doesn't).
2. Linux on the new line of Visual Workstations, starting with
the recently introduced SG230/SG330/SG550. This IS an official product,
and it is unrelated to #1.
The continued existence of links to "Linux on the SGI Visual
Workstation" creates a potential problem of confusing our customer
base. Even the name is a problem -- it's supposed to be "Silicon
Graphics Visual Workstation". "SGI" is for server products; "Silicon
Graphics" is for workstation products.
My opinion: If any discussion of #1 is allowed to continue to exist on
any SGI-maintained Web site, the distinction between #1 and #2 needs
to be made very clear.
Your best bet is to find someone in a position of authority to make an
official call on what should be done with any links to "Linux on the
SGI Visual Workstation" on SGI-maintained Web sites. I recommend that
you start by having a private discussion with Ujesh Desai
(udesai@xxxxxxx), who is the product line manager for the new line of
Visual Workstations.
-c
Craig Dunwoody
dunwoody@xxxxxxx
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