RE: Solaris x86 and Linux

1999-02-18 Thread Rob Clevenger
n kurz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 2:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Solaris x86 and Linux > > > Sun ships Solaris x86 without fee except the shipping costs. > > Does anybody know what Sun's market > positioning vision of

Re: Solaris x86 and Linux

1999-02-18 Thread Christopher Rowan
Considering Sun was born to create "Open Computing" I hope they aren't condemning Linux! That would be TOO hypocritical! I seem to remember an article somewhere saying that from 1.2 they would be "wholeheartedly" supporting Linux... I am new on this list and don't know about the 1.2 Java for Li

Solaris x86 and Linux

1999-02-18 Thread Armin kurz
Sun ships Solaris x86 without fee except the shipping costs. Does anybody know what Sun's market positioning vision of that product is ? Where do they see Linux then ? Have they declared war to Linux ? And may this be the reason why the java support of Linux isn't what some people expect it t