Linux boots on Sun’s Niagara chip

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Dave Miller, the lead programmer for Linux on Sun Microsystems’ Sparc processors, said on his blog Friday he has fired up the open-source operating system on Sun’s new UltraSparc T1 “Niagara”-based server. The move is an early milestone in Sun’s effort, not just to make Linux functioning on its Sparc-based computers, but also to foster a useful software environment for Linux on Sparc.

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