Linked by David Adams on Wed 24th Sep 2008 22:44 UTC, submitted by snydeq
Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin has said it is time for Solaris to simply move out of the way and yield the future to Linux. 'The future is Linux and Microsoft Windows. It is not Unix or Solaris,' he claims, contending that Sun's strength in long-lifecycle apps is giving way to Linux, as evidenced by the rise of Web apps, where Linux holds a decided advantage, Zemlin claims. With capabilities such as ZFS and DTrace, Sun is trying to compete based on minor features, he says. 'That's literally like noticing the view from a third-story building as it burns to the ground.'
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Methinks the gentleman doth protest too much.
I was thinking the same thing. The timing is a bit suspect - this is the first period in my IT career that Sun actually appears to have their excrement together. They're finally seem to have some forward momentum again, as opposed to directionless floundering they had been doing since the late 90s.
If anything, I think Solaris appears less dead/dying than it has for a decade.