would be a pity to see zfs and dtrace dissappear - the linux guys can't put into their kernel - need some space tourist to adopt opensolairs and become it's SABDF ;)
Joe Data wrote: > On Mar 19, 12:29 am, Steven Herod <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Do you see the possibility that Solaris could supplant Linux in the >> IBM suite? >> > > I don't know. For all the talk by Sun about the fabulous Solaris > uptake in the market, it sure doesn't make a lot of money: $42 million > in the last quarter, -29% year-to-year. And that number includes > virtualization and management software (http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/ > investor/earnings_releases/Q209_SLD.pdf, slide 6). Maybe IBM would > support Solaris if there's money in it, but they don't really need > another OS, they already have Linux. The Register thinks IBM would > just move the SPARC Solaris stuff to AIX using the emulating software > it recently bought (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/19/ > ibm_sun_deal_comment/). > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
