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Sun Drops Linux Distro

Posted by michael on from the hot-potato dept.

The Wireless Guy writes "eWeek is reporting that Sun has decided to stop offering a Linux distribution. From the story: "Yes, this is a change in strategy. Our Sun Linux distribution is essentially Red Hat Linux with a few minor tweaks," John Loiacono, vice president of Sun's operating platforms group"... so, is this good news for Red Hat?" They were rethinking it, and I guess they've had a good long thunk.

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  1. Not News by geomon · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    As I pointed out earlier, Sun has very little commitment to Linux/Open Source.

    The folks at Gnome need to watch their backs. Sun only looks out for itself.

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    "Rocky Rococo, at your cervix!"
  2. A Good Long Thunk by sepluv · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    At least they are leaving something for our imaginations, but, really, what kind of thunking editors does /. have these days?

    They say RTFA, what about the posters of the summaries of the articles reading the articles or even reading their own summaries. Or even better the editors reading the posted summaries or even, shock horror, the editors reading their redundant additions to the summaries of the f'ing articles (TERTRATTSOTFA has a nice ring).

    P.S. I like my thunks especially long. Good long thunks are the best kind.

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    Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley
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