News.com meldt dat AMD een samenwerkingsverband met SuSE is aangegaan voor het porten van Linux naar het x86-64 platform. Voor AMD betekent de beschikbaarheid van een x86-64 Linux port een goede mogelijkheid om aandeel in de servermarkt te verwerven. Linux op zijn beurt kan er van profiteren omdat we tot dusver geen x86-64 aankondiging uit het Microsoft kamp hebben mogen ontvangen:
Advanced Micro Devices has hired SuSE to help bring Linux to its upcoming 64-bit Sledgehammer chip, the companies will announce tomorrow.
The move closely mirrors the approach taken by AMD rival Intel, which has funded VA Linux Systems and has helped other companies bring Linux to its upcoming 64-bit Itanium chip.
[...] SuSE said one of its programmers, Jan Hubicka, has produced the first versions of programming tools necessary to develop Linux and other software for Sledgehammer. Other companies involved in AMD's x86-64 effort include CodeSourcery, which has experience in programming tools, scientific and technical computing firm Portland Group, and others.
SuSE, a German company that is one of the four major sellers of the Unix-like operating system, plans to hold an initial public offering, chief technology officer Dirk Hohndel has said.
With its primary use on servers today, Linux could provide a new way for AMD to attack the business market.
Meer info over het x86-64 Linux project vind je op www.x86-64.org.