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If Oracle's stated goal is to make as much money from the carcass of Sun, then why would they be interested in OpenSolaris? The old school Solaris admins, who
by bensummers 17y ago
If Oracle's stated goal is to make as much money from the carcass of Sun, then why would they be interested in OpenSolaris?
The old school Solaris admins, who represent customers who actually pay for support contracts, aren't amazingly keen on OpenSolaris because it does away with all the tools they know and love. While the old packaging tools are awful, there's infrastructure around them. And there's no good replacement for JumpStart, which is essential for large scale admin of Solaris boxes.