How many OS’s do they own now? There’s HP-UX, Dec Unix, Dec VMS, and Tandem Himalaya for starters. Plus Compaq was the biggest seller of both Novel and SCO when I worked there. They might be able to field something competitive if they decide to.
Heh heh......... So what’s one more! :-)
From the second link, it would seem that HP might just be stepping up the driver development in linux. Which is good either way.
Don’t forget MPE, which I had the unfortunate experience with administering :)