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RE: What's wrong at OpenSolaris
I don't really see anything wrong with OpenSolaris. From the start I always thought of it as SUN's bid to expand its business; too many people have been dumping SPARC machines for lower-cost x86-based servers and running (**shudder**) WinDos. Some people have run a mix of Solaris and WinDos and then thought it too hard to support such disparate platforms and consolidated on - you guessed it - WinDos. OpenSolaris is an attempt to win back a user base who will become familiar with Solaris, possibly fall in love, and sign a support agreement with SUN or better still buy some heavy iron from SUN. Make no mistake, this was never to compete with Linux, this move is to not only help keep SUN alive but eventually bring them into competition with Microsoft. The message would be: You can have a serious server plus all your desktop and laptop needs running a single system - the guy who looks after your server can also effortlessly look after your desktop and laptop, and when you're really stuck, come and ask SUN - their support has always made MS support look like the amateur attempt that it is. (But I must admit the support contracts make MS support contracts look like spare change.)

A friend of mine runs OpenSolaris on x86. He tried a Mac with OSX and tried Linux, but he's happiest with OpenSolaris and runs most of his business apps on that system.

Porting to multiple CPU families is no simple task; Linux by far supports the most CPUs, but there has been over 10 years of development there. At the moment it really does make sense for SUN to concentrate on x86 and establish its new customer base. They can move to PPC and perhaps others at their leisure. As for Solaris on SPARC - as far as I know that's still supported - buy it from SUN as usual.
Posted by: zoroaster   Posted on: 05/15/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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QED (NT)  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/08
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It's official  Richard Flude | 05/15/08
Mmmmmm  junknstuff@... | 05/16/08
RE: What's wrong at OpenSolaris  zoroaster | 05/15/08
Agreed as to gaols etc  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/08
Who's going to gaol? (NT).  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 05/15/08
No, it doesn't  Hemlock Stones | 05/15/08
the iPhone  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/08
So now we're talking about toys?  tonymcs@... | 05/15/08
toy?  isulzer | 05/15/08
Still...  odubtaig | 05/16/08
There doesn't seem to be much from GNU.  peter_erskine@... | 05/15/08
I don't know  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/08
They've got to make this 3 CDs.  peter_erskine@... | 05/15/08
RE: What's wrong at OpenSolaris  jimgris | 05/15/08
Footprint - Yes; growth - Yes; Value - ?  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/08
What I would like to hear from Sun about OpenSolaris.  TJGodel | 05/15/08
RE: What's wrong at OpenSolaris  rhall@... | 05/15/08
No - most Linux apps and all OpenSolaris apps run on SPARC  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/08
Security is software issue not processor.  DevGuy_z | 05/15/08
Why?  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/08
But it is.  odubtaig | 05/16/08
Part of the problem  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/15/08
well that depend onthe side you see it  Quebec-french | 05/15/08
Agreed  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/08
Disagree  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/15/08
Thats on MS  storm14k | 05/15/08
Yes and no.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/08
OK  Hemlock Stones | 05/15/08
Simply not true.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/08
Yes.  odubtaig | 05/16/08
Worked well for them with Java  Richard Flude | 05/15/08
Has it really worked that well?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/08
But then the view on Mars is always different.  odubtaig | 05/16/08
But all of the computers currently working on Mars  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 05/16/08
Sleeping with the enemy...  storm14k | 05/15/08
Divide and conquer  jorjitop | 05/15/08
Depends on which market...  storm14k | 05/15/08
Good article - time will tell.  DevGuy_z | 05/15/08
RE: What's wrong at OpenSolaris  Burana | 05/15/08
Agreed - NT  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/08
Gee Daddy what's a SPARC?  tonymcs@... | 05/15/08
I couldn't agree more.  Scrat | 05/16/08
RE: What's wrong at OpenSolaris  isulzer | 05/15/08
Yes - but no  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/08
No and no...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/08
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