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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. Not "just like" ShipIt... by Stormwatch · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "US & Canada only."

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    1. Re:Not "just like" ShipIt... by Bob_Sheep · · Score: 0, Redundant

      No, read it again. It says that "State/Province" is only required if you are in the US or Canada.

    2. Re:Not "just like" ShipIt... by notoriousE · · Score: -1, Redundant

      Where it says "US & Canada Only" it means only choose a State/province from the list if you are in those countries. I'd imagine that if there are choices for tons of other countries in the list then that means they ship there...

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  2. Who needs it? by targitai · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It looks pretty desperate. First, they made Solaris available to public. Now they are trying to ignite some interest for this OS by giving away free dvds. More and more choose Linux as preinstall option on Sun hardware leaving "native" Solaris aside.

  3. Re:US/Canada only.. by delire · · Score: -1, Redundant

    oops, i see the error of my ways.