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Old 05-05-2008, 05:46 AM
Colin B.
 
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Default Re: Is Solaris Dead?

santiago538@yahoo.com <santiago538@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On May 2, 12:10 pm, "Colin B." <cbi...@somewhereelse.shaw.ca> wrote:
>> santiago...@yahoo.com <santiago...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > Shares are down 20% this morning. I see all around migration from
>> > Solaris to Linux, but have yet to see the reverse. Usage of Solaris
>> > x86 seems to be confined largely to enthusiasts, much as OS/2 and
>> > BeOS. Most young computer savvy people I know love Linux and despise
>> > Sun.

>>
>> > Every indication is that Solaris is moribund :-(

>>
>> (First of all, yes I realise it's a troll)

>
> Not a troll. I like the OS very much and use it at home. I just feel
> like a Betamax owner with a large collection of video cassettes must
> have felt in the early 80s.


In that case, remember that Solaris != Sun. If Sun dies, you'll still
have OpenSolaris for a long time coming.

Colin
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