> The fact that this is SPARC-only is even more of a reason it can't
> possibly be hurting anything: there are no SPARC users and there is zero
> new development happening on SPARC. If I'm wrong about this, I want to
> hear the person who is actively developing SPARC tell us why this is
> obstructing progress.
I actively build software on top of Solaris (and not Illumos) on SPARC. Why?
Because Illumos does not support SPARC and because I can acquire a ton
of dirt-cheap T1000, T2000, T5220, and T5240 servers on ebay.
I know that discussing SPARC is very much frowned upon here, but honestly:
- they run databases just fine;
- they run DHCP just fine;
- they run DNS just fine;
- they run NFS just fine;
- they run IPSec and IPFIlter and serve as cryptorouters just fine;
And they are cheap. Like $250 for a T5220 cheap. Did I mention they are cheap?
For running infrastructure, they are adequate.
Find me an intel-based, rack mountable server with those features, at those
prices,
and I will go load up on that hardware right away.
Without SPARC support in Illumos, they cannot run Illumos-based anything, yet
these
are pefectly good servers for running infrastructure.
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