Linux continues to rule supercomputers
Linux has once again dominated the list of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. The 27th issue of the bi-annual Top500 list, released today, shows Linux accounting for 73.4% of the top 500 supercomputers, including the two fastest machines on the planet.
The Top500 list reports that Linux is installed on 367 of the 500 fastest supercomputers, with its cousin Unix coming in distant second with 98 supercomputers (19.6%). 24 supercomputers (4.8%) run a mixed environment, five run Apple Mac OS, four are BSD based, and only two run Microsoft Windows.
While Linux performed impressively, its growth is flat compared to the 26th Top500 report, which reported Linux as having 74.4% market share in November 2005. The June 2005 report, released a year ago, pegged Linux at 63.6%. However, only seven out of the top 10 in the last report ran Linux, compared to eight in this report.
Eight of the top 10 supercomputers run Linux, with IBM's AIX Unix in the third spot and NEC's Super-UX running the Earth Simulation Centre in Japan at number 10.
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