Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 21st Sep 2006 21:55 UTC, submitted by mdoverkil
"Google is experimenting with the open-source version of Sun's Solaris operating system as a possible long-term prelude to replacing its massive global network of Linux servers, according to sources. With dozens of data centers worldwide estimated to house hundreds of thousands of Intel servers supporting its flagship search engine, a Google move to OpenSolaris would be another of several recent votes of confidence for the platform."
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2005-08-12
Linux has been warking for decade to make sure your of-the-shelf hardware will work with it. This is biggest problem for any OS trying to replace Linux. I am yet to see OS coming anywhere close to Linux when it comes to HW support.