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OpenSolaris From a Linux Admin and User Perspective

Posted by timothy on from the looks-quite-nice dept.

MSa writes "How does OpenSolaris, Sun's effort to free its big-iron OS, fare from a Linux user's point of view? Is it merely a passable curiosity right now, or is it truly worth installing? Linux Format takes OpenSolaris for a test drive, examining the similarities and differences between the OS and a typical Linux distro. If you want to sample the mighty ZFS filesystem, OpenSolaris is definitely the way to go."

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  1. Re:maybe I should go and play around with this! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What do you mean, the demise of SG-1? The Apophis was defeated and the replicators contained.

    Oh, SGI. Sorry.

  2. Re:maybe I should go and play around with this! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been a sys admin for FreeBSD and Linux machines for a computer club for a few years now.

    I bet you have to beat the ladies away with a stick...

  3. Gee, sounds familiar. by DaveV1.0 · · Score: 1, Funny

    I did find it frustrating to have to relearn commands that I've been using without thinking for years now (eg ifconfig), and right now I'm not convinced that for me it's worth the mental effort, especially given the relative scarcity of external software available.

    Those sound like the same complaints Windows users have of Linux, but which continually get dismissed by the Linux community as irrelevant.

    "It's not Linux. I have to learn new commands and doesn't run my programs"

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    There is no "-1 offended" or "-1 you don't agree with me" mod options for a reason.
  4. Re:It's a bit late by daybot · · Score: 2, Funny

    Shit - my finger slipped and I modded you 'off topic' instead of the intended 'interesting'. Now I have to post this message to remove the mod and set the record straight...