On Sun, 27 Nov 2005, Erast Benson wrote: > Solaris 8,9,10,11 are different, and therefore "carry" the same risk for > end user's apps.
You're forgetting a rather important detail: Sun places a big emphasis on backwards compatibility, so migrating to newer versions of Solaris carries much less risk than migrating to a new version of Linux. Linus has specifically stated that not only is backwards compatibilty not a requirement for him, but that he (and the other Linux developers) will deliberately break compatibility with previous releases to discourage binary-only software. Because of this policy, how long do you think it will be before companies like Nvidia take a look at their Linux vs Solaris maintenance costs, and decide to srop support for the former as a cost saving measure? -- Rich Teer, SCNA, SCSA, OpenSolaris CAB member President, Rite Online Inc. Voice: +1 (250) 979-1638 URL: http://www.rite-group.com/rich _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
