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> Yes, there is this strange idea in new generations that GNU/Linux is UNIX, without having tried DG/UX, Tru64, Solaris, HP-UX, Aix, Irix and many others. I th
by FooBarWidget 11y ago
> Yes, there is this strange idea in new generations that GNU/Linux is UNIX, without having tried DG/UX, Tru64, Solaris, HP-UX, Aix, Irix and many others.
I think that it's not so strange, seeing that you have to fork over lots of $$$ to get your hands on hardware that would run Solaris/HP-UX/AIX/etc, plus licensing fees. You can't easily rent a cloud server for an hour to play with it (with some exceptions, like SmartOS on Joyent). The high barrier to tinkering reduced proprietary Unices to expensive niche environments that are willing to pay lots of cash.
- justincormack 11y agoIBM offers free access to AIX machines[1]. Joyent is the easiest way to try Solaris. [1] http://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/stg_com_sys_power-development-platform http://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandl...