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Linux Close to Finalizing its Top 500 Domination

Accepted submission by CoolHand https://Soylentnews.org/~CoolHand at 2016-11-16 19:53:17
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CoolHand [soylentnews.org] writes:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/almost-all-the-worlds-fastest-supercomputers-run-linux/ [zdnet.com]

Other than systems running Linux, there are two Chinese supercomputers running IBM AIX, a Unix variant. This pair, tied at 386 and 387, may not be long for the list. That's because supercomputers are growing ever faster.

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When the first TOP500 supercomputer list was compiled in June 1993, Linux was just gathering steam. Since 1998 when it first appeared on the list, Linux has consistently dominated the top 10. Since June 2010, Linux has run 90 percent of the world's fastest computers.

Before Linux jumped ahead, Unix was supercomputing's top dog. Since 2003, the top operating system has flipped from being 96 percent Unix to being 96 percent Linux. By 2004, Linux had taken over the lead and has yet to surrender it.

By 2017, Linux may have eliminated all its competition.

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