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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."
You must not be very familiar with Solaris at all. Solaris is anything but "fast and stable". XSun is horribly lathargic, and Solaris is known to have core libraries that leak memory (which is why Apache allows you to set the maximum requests serviced per forked child).
As for Sun making great hardware, that is more bunk. The SPARC architecture is an open standard. Anyone who actually uses these things knows that there are several different manufacturers that you can go to for processors and equipment.
What Sun does well is selling their name, and R&D. Sun has been the first to come out with exciting new technologies on several occasions. They aren't always implemented in the best way, and sometimes they aren't even realistically useful tech, but they do put the man hours into it, which is quite commendable (especially when everyone is still whining about the economy).
I'll agree with you about CDE though, it vigorously sucks donkey balls through a garden hose like a french whore on speed.