[cfarm-users] more on POWER9?

[Luke Yasuda]

On 2026-02-16 02:29, Zach van Rijn wrote:
> On Sun, 2026-02-15 at 12:56 +0900, Luke Yasuda via cfarm-users
> wrote:
>> On 2026-02-15 12:11, Peter Gutmann via cfarm-users wrote:
>> > mirabilos via cfarm-users
>> > <cfarm-users at lists.tetaneutral.net> writes:
>> >
>> > > AIX with xlC, pretty please.
>> >
>> > +1.
>> >
>> > Peter.
>> 
>> Welp, pleeeeeease keep in mind that the Talos 2 board
>> (OPENPOWER) doesn't comes with AIX license or IBM serial
>> number or whatsoever. IBM  put the download links behind a
>> paywall, which is pretty much what I expected for a
>> proprietary system. But I managed to find some torrents, so I
>> could add 2 more small VMs, one for AIX 7.2, one for AIX 7.3.
> 
> Compile Farm is not going to add machines which rely on
> improperly sourced software. This is a potential legal, safety,
> and reputational risk to users, hosts, and the entire project.
> 
> There is value in supporting proprietary platforms but I feel
> the minimum requirement should be that we act in good faith.
> 

For the record, in my original email I wrote "AIX is obviously not 
available". I only (illy) suggested those because someone said "pretty 
please". Normally I have a bad time disappointing people who say that. 
:)

Anyway, just a few years ago IBM called CentOS users (and devs?) "free 
loaders", so I am less than happy to support their (another even more) 
proprietary platform and compiler, even if our corporate overlord IBM 
sponsors us a license. Sorry, no AIX.

Cheers,

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Luke Yasuda
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