Re: Which Linux distribution for a SparcStation20?

(resent to fix my reply-to)

On May 9, 2009, at 10:22 AM, Paul Theodoropoulos wrote:

> On 5/9/2009 12:18 AM, Jochen Kunz wrote:
>> To run the OS I know and like best. (I.e. ignorance)
>> To run a OS based on free and open source code.
>> To run a OS that supports my hardware with current and future  
>> releases.
>> To run a OS that is less bloated, much leaner and efficient then
>> Slowlaris.
>>
> have you ever actually run or used solaris? if not, please don't  
> throw out that hoary old chestnut that it is "slowlaris". i'd wager  
> that no more than one out of a hundred people who repeat that insult  
> have any actual experience with solaris. perhaps back in 1995 it  
> might have justified that characterization. it is by no stretch of  
> the imagination accurate today.  Solaris is not bloated, it is lean,  
> it is efficient. opensolaris is also free and open source, it's  
> worth mentioning.
>
> certainly, that's not to take anything away from the other two  
> reasons, which are entirely valid.

I agree Paul - and let's not forget incredible vendor support for top- 
tier applications.  Solaris is like any other OS - it does a lot of  
things VERY well, but it's not the solution for every problem.

Jochen, [Wikipedia] Please cite your source [/Wikipedia]

:-)