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- How does OpenSolaris fare for Ed Tech?
- How does OpenSolaris fare for Ed Tech?RE: How does OpenSolaris fare for Ed Tech?The biggest thing would be that OpenSolaris has is the name "Sun" behind it. When some people (IT departments included) see "Linux" they see just a community of programmers and hackers, corporate and basement dwelling. Sun is...
- Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Nexenta
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Unixfication II
- Unixfication IIUnixification II: The AwakeningSure, I think that some unixification is good for the sake of interoperability but I like having different OSs to rely on--call them niche or whatever but there is even a place for Windows...the only non-Unix OS left.I don't want just one open source OS, no...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Unixfication II, Linux, OpenSolaris, kernel, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Unixfication II
- Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying to myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a...
- Tags: GPL, Virtualization, Kernel, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Spash Screen for OpenSolaris Live CD (OpenSolaris 2008.05 Release)
- Spash Screen for OpenSolaris Live CD (OpenSolaris 2008.05 Release)Photos of the screen?Ubuntu comes with the ability to take screen shots... does OpenSolaris not include that?Value added over Ubuntu or value removed?Removed, is the correct answer.
- Tags: OpenSolaris, OpenSolaris 2008.05 Release
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- OpenSolaris: What Ubuntu wants to be when it grows up
- What would Ubuntu be like if it were an OS for grown-ups? This week at its CommunityOne event in San Francisco, Sun will release its May 2008 build of OpenSolaris (2008.05) the Open Source operating system based on the source code of the...
- Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., BSD, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Disable USB storage under OS X or Windows
- USB drives are convenient and efficient, but they also represent a serious security risk -- so it's not surprising that some organizations want them out of the picture. Justin Fielding to put together this concise set of instructions for disabling USB storage for Linux, OS X, Solaris, and Windows platforms.This...
- Tags: USB, Justin Fielding, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Storage, Open Source, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware
- Download resources 2008-05-05
- Commercial OpenSolaris ships
- After a three-year incubation period, Sun's long promised OpenSolaris, the third open source variant of Unix, was officially delivered Monday. "It's the first Opensolaris operating system that's fully supported," said Jim McHugh, vice president of Solaris marketing for Sun. OpenSolaris will compete in a...
- Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-04
- Will OpenSolaris bring a chill to Sun-Ubuntu romance?
- Will OpenSolaris bring a chill to Sun-Ubuntu romance?open source means cooperationFriendly rivalries exist between ALL the Linux distros. This does not mean that Red Hat cannot cooperate with SUSE or Canonical with Sun.I would be surprised to see any real change in relationship between Canonical and Sun. What is more...
- Tags: OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, kernel, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- 3Tera proposes 'cloudware' architecture
- 3Tera, which provides utility computing services and applications to provision, manage and monitor infrastructure via a browser, will announce Wednesday plans to lay the groundwork for a new architecture for the cloud. 3Tera will outline its vision at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. Here's what...
- Tags: 3Tera Inc., AppLogic, Sun Solaris, Microsoft Windows, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Network Technology, Software, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- SlickEdit 2008 (msi)
- SlickEdit is a cross-platform programming editor that runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX, Solaris x86, and HP-UX. The SlickEdit code editor provides support for more than 40 programming languages including: Ada, C, C++, C#, dBASE, HTML, Java, JavaScript, JCL, Perl, PHP, Python, SAS, VBScript, XML, YACC. SlickEdit...
- Tags: SlickEdit, Sun Solaris, Programming Languages, Development Tools, C/C++, Scripting Languages, Operating Systems, C#, UNIX, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-04-23
- UNIX - Let's get together and feel all right
- People have often accused me of dreaming too much and not having my thoughts anchored in reality, particularly in this world of multi-billion dollar technology companies and big business, when huge amounts of money are at stake and every competitor is vying for the top spot. In...
- Tags: GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., CDDL, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Sun xVM Ops Center
- I've long known that Sun is one of the few suppliers that has an entry in nearly every virtualization software category listed in the Kusnetzky Group Model. This not only allows the company to address organization's requirements at almost every level. This also means that I don't have a chance...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun xVM Ops Center, Sun Solaris, Data Centers, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Port Forwarding Wizard (exe)
- Infinite port forwarding until the destination IP address is achieved. Windows, Solaris, and Linux are all supported. It forwards any TCP protocol. For example: HTTP, SMTP, POP, TELNET, NETBIOS, and SSL. You can completely use this tool without learning. When you try to access some remote computer, maybe this computer...
- Tags: Computer, upRedSun, Productivity, Sun Solaris, Linux, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-07
- A minority opinion ....
- A minority opinion ....Who said Windows can't ....... run on a 64 way multi-core system without a hitch. I didn't. I merely pointed out the flaws in the author's methods. I was the one arguing that each OS has it's place. You ran off on a...
- Tags: Operating systems, .NET, OPEN SOURCE, Named Pipes, Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, Linux, flaw, Unix
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- I'm not against Windows; Unix just works better
- I'm biased in favor of Unix and against Windows - everybody knows that except me; my perception is that I like things that work and Unix works better. Potential client: "Look, you've got a rep and we're concerned you're just going to recommend Solaris on SPARC -...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., PC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Beer Money, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Sun Solaris, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Processors, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Colorspace (zip)
- Colorspace is a universal color picker for web developers and designers. The application can be hidden in the task bar (requires Java 1.6) and lets you pick colors from anywhere on your screen. Windows, Mac, Solaris and Linux supported.
- Tags: Web Developer, Teppefall, Colorspace, Sun Solaris, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-03-20
- IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 on the Solaris 10 Operating System
- IBM WebSphere products are architected to enable to build business-critical applications for the Web. There are wide ranges of WebSphere products that help to develop and serve Web applications. They are designed to make it easier for clients to build, deploy, and manage dynamic Web sites more productively. This paper...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM Corp., IBM WebSphere Product, Application Servers, Middleware, Sun Solaris, Enterprise Software, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2008-03-01
- Sun's OpenSolaris community problem
- Sun's OpenSolaris community problemGood premise, bad premiseQuoting the comment..."Given Sun’s need for community contributions, which motivated the decision to make OpenSolaris open source in the first place..."Yes, OpenSolaris exists so that Sun could obtain free labor for development. In return, the company sacrificed the ability to sell, make a...
- Tags: UNIX, Linux, Operating systems, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris, community problem
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- Leave Jonathan Schwartz alone!
- Leave Jonathan Schwartz alone!Keep KickingHere's the problem with not calling Sun on their BS. They aren't saying it jsut to validate their lives, they're saying it to sell their solution to businesses. Those of us in the IT side of those businesses don't want some upper management type...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, x86 product line, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., MySQL
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- Transactional memory and Solaris
- Transactional memory and SolarisWhat’s the timing?When will complete (near enough) working systems - hardware and software - be available for people outside Sun to evaluate?Soon enough for people to delay projects they are currently considering?Cue a (quite possibly justified) warning from Anton that this could hit sales of current Sun...
- Tags: Operating systems, Sun Solaris, x86 product, Murph, Sun Microsystems Inc., hardware, Microsoft Windows, software
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
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