[PLUG-TALK] Solaris

[drew wymore]

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:49 PM, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Drew said:
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>> How much does Solaris cost?
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> Nothing ;-) Oracle releases an official version and there is the
> OpenSolaris project although that seems doomed if I am to believe what
> I've read.
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> So if I can get Solaris for free, why am I using Linux?
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Solaris is uber stable but does not have all of the same hardware
support that Linux does. If you're interested in trying it I might
suggest installing it in a virtual machine to give it a spin.