IBM Fulfills Commitment to Open Up Power

In a new PowerLinux community blog, Jeff Scheel, IBM Linux on Power Chief Engineer, reflects on the broader meaning of IBM’s release of firmware for use in the OpenPOWER Ecosystem:

If you were like me and enjoyed the July 4th holiday week, you likely missed a very subtle – yet significant – event: the July 2nd release of firmware by IBM for use in the OpenPOWER Ecosystem under the Apache license, version 2.0. This action further signifies IBM's commitment to opening up the Power architecture and fulfills an IBM's promise to the OpenPOWER Foundation. It also demonstrates cross-company innovation with the inclusion of significant code contributions from Google … read on.