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Solaris 9 x86 Review

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the kicking-the-tires dept.

ValourX writes "Here is a review of Solaris 9 x86, 08/03 edition. Now that the single-CPU edition is free to download for non-commercial use, people will be compelled to write a Solaris CD and try it out. Read this first -- there are a lot of things you should know before you begin. You might want to check out the documentation or explore other resources like the hardware compatibility list as well."

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  1. Re:Solaris X86 is no different than a Linux distro by molnarcs · · Score: 0, Troll

    "absolute lowest TCO" - dont' be ridiculous.

    1) Enterprise servers?? lol. You can only use the 'free' version on 1 cpu configurations.

    2) Help/Guides: Handbook.

    3)Patches/Updates: Security advisories..

    Application availability: 9800+ in the ports tree (FreeBSD) - and its absolutely FREE. Can you say the same of Solaris x86? (KDE 3.1.4, GNOME 2.4.1, the latest and greatest of almost every apps running rock solid on 5.1 - a "technology preview" version of FreeBSD)

    ... and I thought there is nothing worse than gentoo/osx zealotry... (don't take me wrong, I like linux - my roommate uses gentoo - and admire os x, its just that ...)