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Sun Is Giving Away Solaris 10 DVDs

Posted by kdawson on from the what-is-this-free-you-speak-of dept.

Tarmas writes "For a limited time only, just like Ubuntu's ShipIt service, Sun Microsystems lets you order Solaris 10 absolutely free of charge. The operating system comes on a single DVD supporting both the x86 and SPARC versions. Also included is Sun Studio 11."

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  1. Re:um... by Virak · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's 'news for nerds' because it's Solaris. It's 'stuff that matters' (at least, to said nerds) because they're giving away DVDs of it for free.

    And if you only find it mildly interesting, you've probably got too much of a life. Try spending less time talking to people and going outside, and more time participating in OS flamewars, bashing Microsoft, and filling your multi-terabyte RAID (you *do* have a multi-terabyte RAID, right?) with porn.

  2. It's the only way by nxtr · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's the only way I can keep my productivity up; I install an operating system on my computer that won't run any games.

    1. Re:It's the only way by Chineseyes · · Score: 5, Funny

      You run OSX?

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  3. Re:um... by Realistic_Dragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Solaris beats Linux hands down for porn hunting because of that nifty app it comes with, ddtrace.

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  4. funny coincidence by hildi · · Score: 5, Funny

    im giving away my SUN stock as well.

  5. Free Coasters! by lorg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yay! Free coasters for everyone :)

  6. Re:Not "just like" ShipIt... by QuickFox · · Score: 4, Funny

    "US & Canada only." They included that in the form as an IQ test, so that only Real Geek Geniuses will get their CD. All the people who can't get past that question to the list of countries are non-geniuses who should stay with Windows.
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  7. Re:I wonder by Fyre2012 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Canonical: Did it first.
    What about AOL?

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  8. Re:I wonder by davmoo · · Score: 5, Funny

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