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The Economic Times: Sun's Unix Version May Trip Linux
Jan 1, 2005, 22 :00 UTC (51 Talkback[s]) (15341 reads)
(Other stories by Prabhakar Deshpande)

" Linux, it is always said, is not competing against Windows. Linux is competing against Unix systems such as SCO Unix, Sun’s Solaris, HP UX and IBM AIX. Why go for a paid version of Unix when there’s one available free, ask system users. We now have Solaris10--Sun’s brand of Unix free of cost. This is beating Linux at its own game. Why would anybody go for Linux--paid or free--developed by a dispersed community, when a validated version of Unix is available free? Some think the development could sound the death knell for Linux..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
This article seems to be wanting to perp ...   What a load of tripe   
Philip Stephens
Jan 1, 2005, 22:15:13  
" Linux, it is always said, is not compe ...   What nonsense   
John Meadows
Jan 1, 2005, 23:02:26  
What made you believe that they ever rea ...   Re: What a load of tripe   
Charles Hixson
Jan 1, 2005, 23:06:09  
Really doubt it, to be successful Sun ne ...   Doubt it   
Uno Engborg
Jan 1, 2005, 23:37:18  
The fact of the matter is Linux is the o ...   Solaris is dead   
Deng Maxim
Jan 1, 2005, 23:42:42  
"Why would anyone buy a paid version, wh ...   New year, same tired, old PR   
Richard N. Turner
Jan 2, 2005, 00:30:34  
There is a rather naive assumption here ...   why use solaris?   
joel
Jan 2, 2005, 00:47:23  
>>Why would anyone buy a paid version, w ...   Bah   
Tim Dion
Jan 2, 2005, 00:47:57  
Does SUN allow us to modify SOlaris sour ...   It's the model stupid!   
FWP
Jan 2, 2005, 01:06:47  
... as Colonel Potter would say.This guy ...   Mule Muffins   
Ken Farmer
Jan 2, 2005, 01:38:31  
Granted it's been three years since ...   Not bloody likely   
jp
Jan 2, 2005, 03:23:08  
Wow, that's a tough one.Scott goes w ...   Linus vs. Scott McNealy   
Brent R Brian
Jan 2, 2005, 03:37:06  
Fork you!!!Been there done that!!! ...   Fork you!!!   
omg
Jan 2, 2005, 04:43:30  
If I'm not mistaken, a few years ago ...   Huh? Sun a hardware company now?   
Joe Bravo
Jan 2, 2005, 05:23:02  
Lugano, the third greater banking-square ...   Quick, send some one to Lugano/Switzerland!!! ...   
R.L.
Jan 2, 2005, 05:41:18  
My main problem with this story is that ...   Re: It's the model stupid!   
David
Jan 2, 2005, 05:47:43  
The author starts off by answering his o ...   He answers his own question.   
Richard Petty
Jan 2, 2005, 06:33:41  
Fairly simple.Because creative people do ...   Linux, freedom, creativity   
Chris
Jan 2, 2005, 07:59:37  
Why would anyone go for Linux when a fre ...   Why? Simple answer   
Joe User
Jan 2, 2005, 08:37:50  
SuSE and Ximian. They, by themselves, a ...   Novell, anyone?   
Christopher Trottier
Jan 2, 2005, 08:45:02  
I will not enter into technical consider ...   Oh yea! Where are the drivers?   
JFM
Jan 2, 2005, 08:55:09  
Say hello to OS/2 when you get there Sol ...   Sun's Solaris   
Stephen Ridgway
Jan 2, 2005, 10:18:19  
Even if Solaris reached 100% penetration ...   Hardware support   
Andrew Yeomans
Jan 2, 2005, 10:49:18  
Here it is, directly from http://www.ker ...   One reason why people choose Linux   
One reason
Jan 2, 2005, 11:08:53  
1. Go to Sun's Solaris Express websi ...   An experiment to try   
Phil Wiggins
Jan 2, 2005, 14:41:04  
there are no reasons to use solaris on x ...   no reasons to use solaris on x86   
michel
Jan 2, 2005, 15:09:26  
Not only that, but they're fighting ...   Sun: Fighting the Battle of the 90's TODAY!   
John Bell
Jan 2, 2005, 16:08:18  
Nobody likes Solaris on x86. NOBODY! I ...   Hogwash   
Tommy
Jan 2, 2005, 16:34:57  
From the story: "Linux, it is always sai ...   Let me count thy reasons.... Wrong Premise...   
Nicholas Donovan
Jan 2, 2005, 17:16:42  
1) Pay 'reporters' and 'anal ...   Microsoft's New Strategy ...   
Nicholas Donovan
Jan 2, 2005, 17:26:46  
> What made you believe that they ever r ...   Re: Re: What a load of tripe   
Doug Bostrom
Jan 2, 2005, 17:44:15  
Why would anyone in their right mind wan ...   Why should I trust Sun?   
Joe Almeida
Jan 2, 2005, 18:53:25  
And getting better faster. Oh and you do ...   Because linix is good enough   
Bilbo
Jan 2, 2005, 20:55:31  
It seems obvious that Microsoft and Sun ...   Billion dollar gamble...   
GreyGeek
Jan 2, 2005, 23:38:54  
This weekend I installed Linux on FOUR P ...   Oh, one other bit of news....   
GreyGeek
Jan 2, 2005, 23:54:35  
I find it interesting that Sun is busy t ...   Sun and Solaris X86 vs. Linux   
a.c.
Jan 3, 2005, 00:40:51  
Sun has already tried this avenue with C ...   just remember cobalt   
neil
Jan 3, 2005, 00:42:37  
I am new to Linux and hav only used it f ...   Solaris X has poor usability   
David Fulwiler
Jan 3, 2005, 02:11:36  
So disappointed that SUN get married wit ...   RE : will be failed at the end   
History
Jan 3, 2005, 02:12:00  
Linux has further advantages over Solari ...   trSolaris runs on PowerPC/SongArm/68K/etc etc ?   
tamworth10
Jan 3, 2005, 02:41:27  
Is Sun PR is right, then:1. Solaris 10 i ...   Sun, join GPL team and win!   
tomislav
Jan 3, 2005, 13:35:56  
Sun's just looking for any way to st ...   sun buys redhat   
rbr28
Jan 3, 2005, 13:58:15  
"I will not enter into technical conside ...   Re: Oh yea! Where are the drivers?   
Dwight
Jan 3, 2005, 14:43:41  
Linux keeps moving ahead because of the ...   freedom, mind share   
phil
Jan 3, 2005, 15:01:07  
"Why go for a paid version of Unix when ...   because.....   
chad
Jan 3, 2005, 18:05:33  
"Dwight" said: Sort of like the 2.6 seri ...   2.6 kernel and usb devices?   
joel
Jan 3, 2005, 19:09:44  
> Sun's just looking for any way to ...   Re: sun buys redhat   
chad
Jan 3, 2005, 19:21:58  
> "I will not enter into technical consi ...   Re: Re: Oh yea! Where are the drivers?   
JFM
Jan 3, 2005, 19:24:52  
> 1. Go to Sun's Solaris Express web ...   Re: An experiment to try   
Kevin Hudson
Jan 3, 2005, 23:25:32  
What?????? I have 5 different usb storag ...   Not True.   
Namaseit
Jan 4, 2005, 02:49:12  
> Linux has further advantages over Sola ...   Re: trSolaris runs on PowerPC/SongArm/68K/etc etc   
acyberpunk
Jan 7, 2005, 19:11:42  
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