> Also, historically Solaris has maintained reverse
> compatibility, and standards compliance far better
> then Linux. In fact, there is another thread in this
> vary forum discussing the difficulty of porting
> software from Linux, because developers on that
> platform seem unaware of the standards (POSIX, SUS,
> etc).
Yes. This is another reason to switch to Linux. On this platform most 
applcations for Unix-like systems will be supported. And on Solaris when you 
need some program not from top 100 list ( for example, fsvs, a lot of user 
applications), you more often should dance with tambourines and dig into 
application code to make it work...
 
> Personally, I have moved off of other UNIX systems
> and UNIX system like systems, mostly because of zfs,
> but found the other reasons described as reasons to
> stay (even if the other systems are getting some of
> the features).

I would consider Solaris/OpenSolaris for new deployments if it had free 
updates. Otherwise for me it is unnecessary waste of money for support (at 
least, at campus).
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