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I see this as a huge mistake (quelle surprise, this is Oracle after all). If they had just copied the RedHat model they might have been onto a winner. Free un

by hunta2097 4y ago

I see this as a huge mistake (quelle surprise, this is Oracle after all). If they had just copied the RedHat model they might have been onto a winner. Free unstable, paid stable.

pjmlp 4y ago
They already have Oracle Linux for that.
- floren 4y ago
  I'm drinking coffee out of an Oracle Linux mug from SCaLE 9x, which would have been 2011... note how Oracle Linux has absolutely taken over the world since then :)
hapless 4y ago
Sun tried every combination of free and paid and none of them made inroads in x86. Yes, that includes the Red Hat model (remember OpenSolaris?)
- rbanffy 4y ago
  It lasted for a very short time. OTOH, OpenIndiana is still reasonable if you want a Solaris.
  - hapless 4y ago
    They spent twenty years experimenting with different approaches to marketing Solaris x86. It was not a lack of persistence