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Linux to Replace Solaris at Duke

Posted by timothy on from the post-pepsi-generation dept.

wwhsgrad2002 writes "At the end of the 2004-2005 academic year, the Sun Solaris computers available in public computing labs at Duke University will be replaced. The replacement computers in these spaces will be Dells, running a version of Centos 3.3 as supported by Linux@DUKE. Pragmatic and technical considerations have driven this change, as Linux continues to gain a greater userbase and more third-party commercial software is made available on the platform. Are other universities eliminating Solaris in favor of a Linux distribution?"

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  1. After that by gtx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Do you think they can get actual basketball players to replace that crap-tastic team of theirs?

    -c

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  2. Duke sucks? by Old+Wolf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is this what people are referring to when they say "Duke sucks" (usually in regard to American sports, I think)?