Talk:Solaris
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(The author of this page is not a Solaris user and invites an actual user to provide a useful and effective Solaris page for Wiki visitors.) -- nw
- I second that. Since I've gotten into Linux, I've been more interested in UNIX or their variants, especially when combined with more specialized or otherwise cool setups / hardware. -- rack
Solaris is only free (beer) to use for non-commercial use on 1 processor-only systems. IIRC you'll also have to refresh your key every 6 months which is beyond my definition of freedom. This is why i stated "arguably"; it depends on the circumstances; "Solaris is free" is not a proposition. Also, i've never seen any research on stability between Solaris and Linux. I prefer you (whoever edited it) keeps 1) that part intact 2) argue why i'm wrong 3) incorporate the above in the entry 4) add sources which provide scientific research on aspects such as stability, scalibity, and other quality aspects. TIA. -- dpi (looking forward to SolarisX)
Do you actually use Solaris?
- Me? Yes, but never installed it myself.
While it is true that Solaris (binaries only) is only free if you use it on single processor systems
- And only for non-commercial usage. Quote: "You can use the software for non-commercial usage on single processor systems supplied to you by Sun or its authorized distributors or based on the x86 architecture." Source: http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/binaries/ -- the article has been changed to reflect this.
- On a second thought it says on single processor systems supplied to you by Sun or its authorized distributors which the entry doesn't reflect. This has also been updated.
that does not make it "arguably more expensive" than linux. We have Solaris 7, 8 and 9 running on productions servers and have never had to "refresh [our] key every 6 months...". One distribution is "free" for download, while the mulit-processor and Trusted versions cost money. The statment in the entry should be expanded to include this information.
- Thank you. You say: "We", "production servers" while also saying "One distribution is "free" for download". Are you using Solaris in a commercial environment? If so, have you paid for the license? If not, you should have.
Why linux is even mentioned on a Solaris page in the first place?
- I have no idea. IMO it is redundant and compares require some kind of credibility. The changelog doesn't reflect who added this (anymore), neither did i create this entry, apparantly nw did. If it was me who added this, i'm sorry for that inaccuracy and redundancy. I'm not sure if i did that though. If i did, it was a long time ago. Anyway, it is fixed. Thanks.
Is this a linux advo site?
- No. See our mission statement and homepage
These are two competely different OS's.
- Obviously...
Info about Sparc linux should be on the Sparc or Sun pages.
- Feel free to add any other interesting information related to the above subjects, preferably with credible sources. -- dpi
