Quoting David B. Reyes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I would like to ask you linux users who also use Solaris, if there is > /are reasons to prefer Solaris over Linux.
o SPARC version scales up better to large numbers of CPUs per host. o More-complete POSIX support (for those who care). o Better support for threads, in particular. o Best platform for Java and Oracle. (Personally, I don't have any use for massively parallel SPARC SMP hosts, I despise Java and Oracle, I think Linux's lightweight processes are a better compromise than the way SPARC Solaris implements threads, and I consider Linux to have exactly the correct extent of POSIX support. However, perspectives and priorities differ.) > I'm only beginning to use Solaris, and have found the directory > structure slightly different, and there are commands that are > definitely different. SPARC Slowaris can be made mostly bearable if you add massive numbers of packages from ftp.sunfreeware.com . It's arguably as good as proprietary Unixes get, these days. But I'd have to wonder about the wisdom of using it on hosts with four or fewer processors. And why on _earth_ would you even consider it on x86 over Linux or *BSD? > With the already high learning curve of learning linux, why should I > also use Solaris, other than because I have to? Learning Slowaris _is_ worthwhile as an end in itself, I feel. Also, if you had to run a production Oracle server, or so large amounts of Java, those would be reason enough. And if you really need a massively parallel SMP Unix server such as a Sun Enterprise 10000, there aren't many alternatives, and Linux isn't among them. -- Cheers, Live Faust, die Jung. Rick Moen [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ 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]
