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For a little background on Sun's situation, have a look at this: "Harris Corporation Announces Release Of Linux-compatible OS/COMET Satellite Network Control Software"
That makes the second OS on which the software will run — Solaris was the first.
Harris is an ISV whose customers are putting big rockets into space and running 24/7 satellite network control centers. The cost of a Solaris box and license versus an x86 box and a copy of Linux isn't even noise to these people. But if you're putting in a new installation, you want to go with the OS platform that has a future, not the one that has been steadily getting its lunch eaten for seven years.
Consensus reality check, via Google:
"solaris to linux migration" 3030.
"to solaris migration" 424.
Jonathan Schwartz may not be a "visionary" but he's at least not an idiot. Linux beat UnixWare faster than anyone thought it would: and nobody has a good reason why it won't do the same to Solaris.
posted Mon 6 Sep 2004 in /business/sun | link
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