[cfarm-users] more on POWER9?

[Jonathan Wakely]

On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 at 15:05, Luke Yasuda via cfarm-users
<cfarm-users at lists.tetaneutral.net> wrote:
>
> 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",

[citation needed]

>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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