Linux a multiarchitecture system

[cbbrowne-HInyCGIudOg at public.gmane.org]

> On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 11:31:59PM -0500, cbbrowne-HInyCGIudOg at public.gmane.org wrote:
> > Hmm?  
> > 
> > % ls /usr/src/linux/arch 
> > alpha  cris  ia64  mips    parisc  ppc64  s390x  sparc    x86_64
> > arm    i386  m68k  mips64  ppc     s390   sh     sparc64
> > 
> > Linux runs on at least 15 architectures NOT produced by Intel.
> 
> Well technically intel does produce alpha and arm, i386 and ia64. :)

They _manufacture_ Alpha and StrongARM, after having purchased rights
from Digital.

> I will give you the other 13.  intel only invented 2 of them, but make 4
> of them.

Whether or not we quibble over 2 of the architectures, there are still a
LOT more non-Intel architectures than there are Intel architectures.
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