How serious is Sun about Linux?

Posted by tadelste on Feb 26, 2006 4:25 PM EDT
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If you want an answer to how serious Sun is about supporting Linux, you can just visit their home page. Isn't this the same old Sun Microsystems we've come to know? Well according to Marc Andreessen, Solaris is a better Linux than Linux.

You have to take a look at this FUD for yourself. I don't know why Marc would bother. But Sun has done another flip-flop. I tried Solaris 10 and they can keep it.



Here's what our boy wonder says:



What did Marc Say?

  • We originally planned to use Linux on Intel commodity hardware
  • Solaris is a better Linux than Linux
  • Solaris has similar economic and OpenSource advantages as Linux
  • It's very easy to move from Linux to Solaris
  • Solaris 10 reliability is a very big deal for us
  • Sun is now riding aggressive side of the price/performance curve


  • With Sun hardware, we know everything has been tested and integrated together
  • With Solaris, we know if we need vertical scalability, we'll actually be able to get it

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what was your impression of solaris 10? gruntled 13 3,440 Mar 5, 2006 10:57 AM

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