IBM (was Re: [linux-audio-user] OT: FUD or not? what is your opinion?)

[Paul Coccoli]

On 2/21/07, Dave Phillips <dlphillips at woh.rr.com> wrote:
> Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:
>
> >>Today I have no good hopes for an audio-optimized general Linux desktop.
> >>Tomorrow I might feel better about it all, but right now I really don't
> >>see any organized effort to change the current situation.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Geesh Dave, I know you are having a bad day, but this coming from the mouths
> >of a board director of Linuxaudio.org... ;-)
> >
> Only one mouth here. ;)
>
> Linuxaudio.org is indeed a hopeful light, but it's a small light,
> probably hard to see from the vantage of GNOME/KDE/whatever desktop
> development.
>
> My apologies, Ico, I didn't intend to critique the community's efforts
> (or your own work). What dismays me is the lack of any energy from
> *outside* the LA community directed *towards* the community. And
> considering some of the heavy weights connected to Linux today, I really
> have to wonder why this status remains quo. Example: IBM does audio
> hardware, they also do Linux in a big way, and they have real industry
> clout. IBM can offer real material assistance to Linux audio devs, but
> afaik they don't. Why not ? They can deal with SCO's nonsense but can't
> fund a Linux audio project ? While I'm pleased that IBM does support the
> general community, I have to wonder just how aware they are of the LA
> communities.
>
> Any lurkers from IBM who want to add to these comments ?
>
> Curmudgeonly,
>
> dp
>

What audio hardware does IBM do?