Before I thoroughly bore everyone :) This video makes clear the decision process they went through.
http://news.com.com/Marc+Andreessen+also+talks+about+community+building/1606-2_3-6034378.html The reason I'm posting is that it's the first time I've seen info like this. After so many years of seeing x86 vs Sparc costs and performance talk, finally we can get down to the same hardware, from any vendor and look at some real costs from a modern company looking at Linux and Solaris. It indicates how far Solaris has come in terms of running on non Sparc hardware. Manu Abraham wrote: > Christopher Saul wrote: >> > By saying so .. ? >> > >> > "Solaris is a better Linux than Linux" —Marc Andreessen >> >> Well, to quote him again - >> >> # Solaris 10 reliability is a very big deal for us >> # Sun is now riding aggressive side of the price/performance curve >> # With Sun hardware, we know everything has been tested and integrated >> together >> # With Solaris, we know if we need vertical scalability, we'll actually >> be able to get it >> >> The total solution is part of it of course, so the hardware is important >> whether running Linux or Solaris, as he makes clear. >> >> > > He talks openly about a migration path, rather than saying the hardware > advantage. > I don't know why it is so hard to understand that quote ? > > > "Solaris is a better Linux than Linux" —Marc Andreessen > > What did Marc Say? > > * We originally planned to use Linux on Intel commodity hardware > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Sun .. ? > > * Solaris is a better Linux than Linux > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > * Solaris has similar economic and OpenSource advantages as Linux > * It's very easy to move from Linux to Solaris > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > * Solaris 10 reliability is a very big deal for us > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > * Sun is now riding aggressive side of the price/performance curve > * With Sun hardware, we know everything has been tested and > integrated together > * With Solaris, we know if we need vertical scalability, we'll > actually be able to get it > > > I believe it is in English .. ;-) > > As i understand, it just emphasises the fact Solaris runs better on > Sun's hardware than anything else, which i very much agree, and one of > the main reasons why whenever i buy server hardware my preference goes > to IBM than Sun, just because of the thought that Linux might not run > well on Sun hardware. > > Well, it is at least true for gcc, gcc performs badly on Sparc machines > compared to Sun's closed compiler. And one of the many reasons why many > people _don't_ prefer to run Linux on Sparc machines. > > > Manu > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > -- Christopher Saul Engagement Architect, Desktop & RFID Sun Microsystems SEE Mobile: +971 50 650 7041 Office: +971 4 366 2634 Ext: x12634 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dubailug/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
