Sun is keener than ever to port Linux to its new multicore T1 chip, even if it's not expected to happen for six to nine months. The company has made T1 servers available to Linux developers and is working with unnamed Linux distributors to develop the port. And while a port may be completed this year, it will be a while before Linux on T1 appears in production environments; application certification and support will be needed as well.
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
Member since:2005-10-13
Ouch. Got me. Try this one then. Linux has better (free) support than Solaris does. Much more subjective, though, and might not be true on a T1. But my main point was that not all people feel that Solaris is better than Linux in every way. It's certainly much worse at driver support on x86 machines than linux is.
Member since:2005-07-07
But my main point was that not all people feel that Solaris is better than Linux in every way. It's certainly much worse at driver support on x86 machines than linux is.
Unfortunately your point wasn't too clear. Arguing semantics is no way to win an argument. For example, you claim linux is better than solaris in terms of hardware support. By that rationale some could argue that windows trumps linux in terms of hardware support. But in the end t the discussion in terms of semantic nitpicking is meaningless.
People have reasons for making choices in Oses. No one OS meets every need and thus a market exists for a variety of OSes. Sun wants to encourage that many choices exist on thier platforms. The same reason IBM and HP support Solaris 10 on thier boxes. Customers like choices and if OS support means they will buy more hardware and support from your company, so be it. That is the fundamental logic behind these kinds of announcements.
I am not agreeing with the OP. I was merely point out that arguing semantics doesn't make for a productive argument. That's all.
Member since:2005-07-06
It's free. Yes, I know, that's probably not very important to people who buy a T1. But it's definitely one way to slice "it." So don't go around saying that Solaris is 100 times better in every possible way.
So is Solaris! and your point was.....?
Well, if they are both free then they are equally good in that aspect, cost. In which case Solaris can't be 100 times better in every possible way since, as pointed out, there is at least 1 way in which Linux is equally as good.
Member since:
2005-07-07
It's free. Yes, I know, that's probably not very important to people who buy a T1. But it's definitely one way to slice "it." So don't go around saying that Solaris is 100 times better in every possible way.
So is Solaris! and your point was.....?