"Spencer wondered why Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy was so snippy at the company's much-trumpeted
clustering software launch in Santa Clara, Calif., last week. After the official presentation, McNealy entered the
media and analyst Q&A session unshaven, clad in his signature blue jeans and sports coat."
"When asked by a reporter why Sun's new clustering software was restricted to Solaris and not available on Linux, McNealy's aggravation seemed to
peak. "You people just don't get it, do you? All Linux applications run on Solaris, which is our implementation of
Linux. Now ask the question again," said the usually jovial Java giant. "Funny," thought His Hirsute ness, "everyone
else seems to think Unix and Linux are separate platforms."
