Not masq related but interesting for the future of linux/unix http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/zdnn_smgraph_display/0,4436,2142107,00.html A small portion from the article "Most failures on enterprise systems are due to driver problems, industry representatives heard at the Intel Developer Forum in Palm Springs Wednesday. "Driver reliability is the smoking gun keeping Unix on Intel servers out of the enterprise," said Intel's Justin Rattner during a server technology seminar where the Linux community was identified as a source of help for the mighty chip maker. Rattner was talking during the week that Intel announced its decision to support Project UDI (Uniform Driver Interface), a Unix industry initiative to develop a single device driver implementation that will work across different Unix operating systems running on Intel platforms. Project UDI is made up of representatives from Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, SCO and Sun as well as Adaptec, Bit3 and Interphase. Intel is to provide information on interfaces and initiatives as well as engineering resources to help complete a reference design. The complete specification is due to be delivered at the next Intel Developer Forum in February. ....." Harondel J. Sibble Sibble Computer Consulting email >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] website >> http://www.pdscc.com pgp key >> available on request or from keyserver (604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For daily digest info, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
