Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 07:38:15 -0700 (PDT) From: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: solaris is free. Message-ID: <199808131438.HAA24625@pau-amma.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.980813082429.21762A-100000@junior.apk.net>
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>Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:38:51 -0400 (EDT) >From: Stuart Krivis <stuart@apk.net> >There _are_ some reasons for choosing [Solaris] x86. >1. You run Solaris SPARC and want a uniform environment. (Well, speaking from a sysadmin perspective, it's not at all clear to me that mixing Solaris x86 & Solaris SPARC yields an environment I'd characterize as "uniform".... That's just my perspective, though....) >2. You rely on SMP.... >3. You need a name-brand solution to sell to the bosses or customers. >4. You need someone to blame when things go wrong. :-)... 5. You have a commercial software package for which a Solaris version is available, but the vendor/author has shown no sign of being interested in porting to an OS whose source is freely available. david -- David Wolfskill UNIX System Administrator dhw@whistle.com voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (650) 371-4621 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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