Re: linux/bsd

Hi Marc,

No argument there.  Solaris 8 is a LOT better then previous versions in
regards to driver support, but still a long way behind *BSD, linux,
Windows, etc.

BUT, if you've got hardware it DOES work on... it's really nice.

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

The Hermit Hacker wrote:
>
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Justin Clift wrote:
>
> > Hi Richard,
> >
> > Solaris 8 INTEL is very stable and free for commercial use :
> > http://www.sun.com/solaris/
> >
> > You can download it directly from the web too (full version, no timeouts
> > or anything holding back):
> > http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/binaries/download.html
> >
> > It's kind of picky about which hardware it will work on though.  There
> > is a list at :
> > http://soldc.sun.com/support/drivers/hcl/8/101/BOOK.htm
> >
> > If you have hardware it likes, I'd go with Solaris INTEL, otherwise one
> > of the BSD crowd (known for stability) or Linux.
>
> Based on my personal experiences (University I work at is predominantly
> Solaris based for Unix .. .slowly shifting *muhahaha*) ... Solaris INTEL
> is one of the worst OSs I've had the misfortune to deal with :(  Ppl
> complain about how the BSD OSs don't support as much hardware as Linux,
> but Solaris takes the cake in that department ... you have to go to
> Adaptec's web site to get drives if you want to use a U160 SCSI
> controller, as *it* isn't supported :(
>
>  >
> > Regards and best wishes,
> >
> > Justin Clift
> >
> > Richard Boyes wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I'm in the process of making some decisions as to
> > > what OS I should be using for a product that development
> > > will begin on soon. It's a web based thing using postgres,
> > > apache etc and will be all on one machine.
> > >
> > > My question is to what operating system would be a better
> > > one to use for postgres. ie linux/bsd.
> > >
> > > I know postgres works fine on both but some opinion
> > > from the postgres developer community as to which OS
> > > they prefer would have a bearing on this decision.
> > >
> > > PS sorry in advance for posting a question that might
> > >    spark a lot of opinions.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Richard.
> > >
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> Marc G. Fournier                   ICQ#7615664               IRC Nick: Scrappy
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"My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those
who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the
first group; there was less competition there."
     - Indira Gandhi