Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on December 09, 2005 09:42 PM
Because it's a full blooded System V, Release 4, POSIX compliant UNIX operating environment (not system, but an environment).
Because as it stands right now, SunOS is the most advanced operating system on the planet.
Because it is ultra easy to use.
Because it is consistent in every respect.
Because it is binary forwards and BACKWARDS compatible, without any recompilation or other modifications.
Because unlike RedHat and friends, support is dirt cheap (at $33 USD per month, prorated) -- and only if you want it.
Because the community built around Solaris consists on knowledgeable people who have done UNIX 10, 20 or more years and really *understand* UNIX and can help with just about any problem one my run into.
Because everything just works, and works as expected, and I don't have to hack anything.
Because when I know Solaris, I automatically know HP-UX and IRIX (they're also SVR4, so therefore *very* similar).
Because when I know Solaris, I can design you a Linux infrastructure that you had no idea ever could exist, except that I won't, because Solaris can do it even better.
Because Sun gives you kick ass tools that are free-as-in-beer (and for which you can get support *dirt cheap* if you want): Sun Studio Compilers (which trod GCC garbage into the ground on its own native platform), the entire application stack -- the SunOne web server (Netscape enterprise web server), SunPlex clustering software, Sun Volume Manager for Sun cluster, Sun N1 Grid Engine, Calendar and messaging server, mail server, kick-ass PostgreSQL DB, IPFilter (which blows the doors off of hacked-together iptables junk in design), and so on, and so forth.
Because Solaris runs lightning fast on old (x86 and SPARC) hardware that Linux runs like a dog on.
Because Solaris is just too cool to be missed: it's simply a pleasure to work on and work with.
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Re:Given GNU/Linux and *BSD, what's the point?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on December 09, 2005 09:42 PMBecause as it stands right now, SunOS is the most advanced operating system on the planet.
Because it is ultra easy to use.
Because it is consistent in every respect.
Because it is binary forwards and BACKWARDS compatible, without any recompilation or other modifications.
Because unlike RedHat and friends, support is dirt cheap (at $33 USD per month, prorated) -- and only if you want it.
Because the community built around Solaris consists on knowledgeable people who have done UNIX 10, 20 or more years and really *understand* UNIX and can help with just about any problem one my run into.
Because everything just works, and works as expected, and I don't have to hack anything.
Because when I know Solaris, I automatically know HP-UX and IRIX (they're also SVR4, so therefore *very* similar).
Because when I know Solaris, I can design you a Linux infrastructure that you had no idea ever could exist, except that I won't, because Solaris can do it even better.
Because Sun gives you kick ass tools that are free-as-in-beer (and for which you can get support *dirt cheap* if you want): Sun Studio Compilers (which trod GCC garbage into the ground on its own native platform), the entire application stack -- the SunOne web server (Netscape enterprise web server), SunPlex clustering software, Sun Volume Manager for Sun cluster, Sun N1 Grid Engine, Calendar and messaging server, mail server, kick-ass PostgreSQL DB, IPFilter (which blows the doors off of hacked-together iptables junk in design), and so on, and so forth.
Because Solaris runs lightning fast on old (x86 and SPARC) hardware that Linux runs like a dog on.
Because Solaris is just too cool to be missed: it's simply a pleasure to work on and work with.
Because Solaris has never let me down. EVER.
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