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Workspace AIX
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Created on Jan 23, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

AIX Toolbox needs feature parity with RHEL.

By not having a fat FOSS layer, IBM is self-selecting AIX out of consideration for the vast majority of ISVs out there.

Note that I have nothing but praise and respect for the team that is keeping the Toolbox alive on a shoestring budget, but they need help, starting with more resources, and a complete pipeline from upstream source repository to downloadable RPMs.  (Heroics doesn't scale)

The final target should be absolute parity with RHEL, that would allow an ISV to target AIX without having to pay a large price to tailor their software to AIX.

Making AIX a consideration for ISVs, adds to it's ISV portfolio, which increases it's total addressable market, which also increases the ISV's appetite to have AIX as a target.

Having a fat FOSS layer also eases the porting of other FOSS software to AIX, which in turn opens up AIX as a possible solution in places where you'd typically need to propose Linux on Intel due to lack of AIX software.

Note that the FOSS layer is also an enabler to integrate AIX into monitoring and management solutions, something you can't afford to lose on regulated industries. 

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