Re: HP and Compaq Merger makes Linux a huge winner
"Tim O'Neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 08:46 AM 9/6/2001, you wrote: >> "Nael Mohammad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/sep2001/pi2001096_399.htm >> >> Quoting: "HPUX (Hewlett-Packard's version) and Tru64 (Compaq's entry), Sun's >> Solaris, and IBM's AIX. Except for Solaris, all are slowly losing market >> share. No one thinks proprietary Unix systems have much of a future, save >> the folks at Sun Microsystems (SUNW )." >> >> My note as a fellow Solaris 8 advocate: "Just because it's so freakin' >> beautiful compared to ANY other Unix-based operating system out there"... > > Some might even offer that Solaris isn't exactly top of the heap > any more. Hmm... Propose me a valid alternative for x86 platforms, and will be more than happy to switch (well, apart from BeOS, my second big love!) Well, I know, it's not a microkernel, and in theory, HURD should kick asses, but it's not ready for prime time just yet. I hope in Debian's effort to bring it to life. (GNU HURD more or less is like Mach-O, OS/X kernel, and IMO, the _best_ kernel on this planet, despite what Linus says) Pier
Re: HP and Compaq Merger makes Linux a huge winner
At 08:46 AM 9/6/2001, you wrote: >"Nael Mohammad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/sep2001/pi2001096_399.htm > >Quoting: "HPUX (Hewlett-Packard's version) and Tru64 (Compaq's entry), Sun's >Solaris, and IBM's AIX. Except for Solaris, all are slowly losing market >share. No one thinks proprietary Unix systems have much of a future, save >the folks at Sun Microsystems (SUNW )." > >My note as a fellow Solaris 8 advocate: "Just because it's so freakin' >beautiful compared to ANY other Unix-based operating system out there"... Some might even offer that Solaris isn't exactly top of the heap any more.
Re: HP and Compaq Merger makes Linux a huge winner
"Nael Mohammad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/sep2001/pi2001096_399.htm Quoting: "HPUX (Hewlett-Packard's version) and Tru64 (Compaq's entry), Sun's Solaris, and IBM's AIX. Except for Solaris, all are slowly losing market share. No one thinks proprietary Unix systems have much of a future, save the folks at Sun Microsystems (SUNW )." My note as a fellow Solaris 8 advocate: "Just because it's so freakin' beautiful compared to ANY other Unix-based operating system out there"... :) :) Pier
HP and Compaq Merger makes Linux a huge winner
This is off the topic, but I could not resist posting this interesting take on Linux: Read Below HP-Compaq's Great Software Challenge What will CEO Carly Fiorina do about its gaggle of operating systems? The decision could confirm her vision -- and make Linux a huge winner http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/sep2001/pi2001096_399.htm
