On Fri, 21 Dec 2001, Ian C. Sison wrote: .. > Ahh this is an eye opener. Sun offering their OS for "free" just like > Staroffice.
YES! THAT'S why I'm not a big fan on Linux on SPARC! Finally the point is made. =) > I must admit that this new licensing scheme is no doubt > targetted towards "free" linux. Well free Solaris X86 is targetted at Linux. But just like Linux/SPARC can't compete with Solaris (feature wise) on SPARC, Solaris X86 can't compete with Linux on X86. But if you have a SPARC. And with those licensing terms. There's no point running Linux. > I wonder how much the local Sun will > charge for supporting these chaps who do want support for downloaded > Solaris 8 vs. getting a some professional to install linux on the sparc. > I did it for free. \8) Eh. Installing Solaris is a no-brainer. Pop in the CD, Stop-A, "boot cdrom" and you're off. No driver problems, nothing else to do, the Solaris WebStart will even check for the latest patch updates for you. -- Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mosaic Communications, Inc. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
