Star Linux Foundation's Zemlin Declares Solaris All But Dead
Linked by David Adams on Wed 24th Sep 2008 22:44 UTC, submitted by snydeq
Talk, Rumors, X Versus Y 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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RE: Solaris is not 'whiz-bang'!
by sbergman27 on Thu 25th Sep 2008 14:07 UTC in reply to "Solaris is not 'whiz-bang'!"
sbergman27
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2005-07-24

Linux users seem to like the latest and greatest version of everything.

But we don't have Dtrace and ZFS. Solaris does, indeed, have its whiz-bang aspects and should get credit for that. Other aspects of Solaris can seem like they're from out of the stone age. But still.

Edited 2008-09-25 14:08 UTC

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Adurbe Member since:
2005-07-06

but these new features (again by the accounts I have heard) are super stable.

Although the features are certainly of note, the would not have been included until they were confident they were 100% stable

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segedunum Member since:
2005-07-06

but these new features (again by the accounts I have heard) are super stable.

You're correct. That's what you've heard.

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