HP to make Tru64 UNIX Advanced File System open source | | 2008-06-24 | | Continuing its efforts to advance customer adoption of Linux, HP today announced it will make its Tru64 UNIX Advanced File System (AdvFS) source code available to the open source community.
HP recorded 38.6 percent of the revenue share in the Linux market for the first quarter of 2008 and tops the Linux server market position in unit shipments, with 36.4 percent worldwide.
HP will contribute the code as a reference implementation of an enterprise Linux file system under the terms of General Public License Version 2 for compatibility with the Linux kernel, as well as provide design documentation, test suites and engineering resources.
The file system first developed in 1991 for business customers using Digital Equipment Corp. Alpha Unix machines has been deployed for more than 16 years by enterprises throughout the world. It simplifies file and storage management, enables online system backups and increases data availability.
“HP’s contribution of the Advanced File System code, coupled with their overall resource commitment to Linux, will greatly accelerate the development and commercial availability of improved system functionality for Linux,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director, Linux Foundation. “The technology and engineering resources being made available for next-generation file system projects are proof that HP is a true open source community leader.”
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