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Re: Solaris: The Most Advanced OS?



On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 12:02 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote:
> Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> >>Advanced implies being closer to some destination.  I don't know if
> >>everyone agrees on what that destination is.  Features or complexity is
> >>not a sign of being advanced.
> >>
> >>If your goal is video editing, Solaris is not as advanced as other
> >>operating systems.
> >  
> > Excellent answer!!!
> >  
> >>Solaris is great at what it is designed for, and Sun's moves toward open
> >>source should be embraced.
> >  
> > What is it designed for exactly?
> 
> When I used it extensively there were two areas which they targeted:
> 
> workstations
> high availability apps (like banks and telecom)

Do you see clustering and Carrier-Grade Linux chipping away at
this in any significant way?

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