Re: Which Linux distribution for a SparcStation20?

Angus Fox <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.solaris.at-home
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On 4 May 2009, at 03:29, Sandwich Maker wrote:

" From: Andre van Eyssen <[email protected]>
"
" On Sun, 3 May 2009, Alexander Feld wrote:
"
" ...
"
" Try Solaris 9.

 >s9 is the first release that supports only sparcv9.  s8 is still being
patched, iirc for the next 2 years.

Funny I was just reading that:-

http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/support/sol8.xml

On August 16, 2006 Sun announced the transition of the Solaris 8 OS.  
Per this transition:

     * November 16, 2006 was the last date Solaris 8 media kits could  
be ordered
     * Sun shipped Solaris 8 media up until February 16, 2007; Solaris  
8 media kits are no longer available
     * Solaris 8 entered retirement support mode Phase I on March 31,  
2007;
     * Solaris 8 will enter retirement support mode Phase II on March  
31, 2009; and,
     * Solaris 8 will reach the end of its service life on March 31,  
2012.

The total service life of Solaris 8 will thus be slightly more than 12  
years.

Angus

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