On Thu, 13 May 2004, Hunn E. Balsiche wrote:

> Is there differences between Solaris 9 and Linux 2.6 in term of :
> - performance w.r.t database, web, and other server related apps
> - compatibility with various hardware
> - cost
> - expandability
> - security
> - hardware vendor support, e.g disk storage
> - dependability - i've seen Solaris on SPARC running for years
> without rebooting
> - stability
> - recoverability when disaster happen
> - interopability with other OS
>
> Is it safe to say that outside SPARC platform, Linux win for all the above?

Not in the least. Linux might win a few (e.g., it works on more
HW), but loses on others (RHES is more expensive than Solaris x86,
for example).

> How about if we install Linux on SPARC as well? Many are comfortable with

Linux on SPARC is just not an option, IMHO.

Depending on your needs (which you haven't articluated in detail
here), Linux might be an OK choice for you. But I strongly
expect that Solaris x86 would be a better one.

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