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OpenSolaris vs. Linux, For Linux Users

Posted by timothy on from the give-it-a-whirl dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With Sun busy being swallowed up by Oracle, should Linux geeks pay any interest to OpenSolaris? TuxRadar put together a guide to OpenSolaris's most interesting features from a Linux user's perspective, covering how to get started with ZFS and virtualisation alongside more consumer-friendly topics such as hardware and Flash support."

3 of 303 comments (clear)

  1. Re:OpenSolaris by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny

    how long did it take you to copy a 17 meg file from one folder to another?

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    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  2. Re:I really like OpenSolaris by agnosticnixie · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm not particularly devoted to the GNU tools, but... sadist.

  3. Re:OpenSolaris by fak3r · · Score: 3, Funny

    how long did it take you to copy a 17 meg file from one folder to another?

    this is one of my all time favorites, the fact that people below responded with timing makes it ever sweeter. I am in your debt.

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    fak3r.com