Sun Works to Converge Linux and Solaris

Jucius Maximus writes "A new change has appeared in Sun's strategy as reported by CNET. Instead of dismissing Linux as inferior, it is now trying to integrate elements of Linux into Solaris for easier porting of applications. This looks like a step in the right direction for Linux acceptance in the professional server market."

Comments

"linux is where solaris was 5 or 10 years ago"

[zrodney]

"linux is where solaris was 5 or 10 years ago"

says the current Linux evangelist at Sun.

I really think solaris is way way behind linux
now. What parts of solaris are more advanced than
the simplest parts of linux?

Look at iptables, ipvs, filesystem support,
memory support, multi-cpu support.

I think it's an odd thing for their expert to
be so out to lunch, and say something so unsupported by facts.

Re:"linux is where solaris was 5 or 10 years ago"

[zrodney]

you guys were ripped off.

you should get something
that is worth the price and stop listening to
the people at sun that are trying to unload their
overpriced old hardware.

Duplication of effort

[leandrod]

While it is better than nothing, it sounds like duplication of effort — why keeping improving a proprietary piece of software if eventually GNU/Linux and the Hurd are bound to overcome whatever advantage it currently has?

OTOH, this could be trying to give Solaris a lease of life while they prepare a real migration plan to GNU software.

Why would they do this?

[Jon Katz on Tuesday]

Why would Sun go and ruin a good thing like Solaris by even considering such a poorly designed and useless excuse called Linux?