No more Mr. Nice Guy...

[Karnaugh]

Can someone actualy provide some context of this discussion?

Link to said "statement" maybe?

[Magneto]

Can someone actualy provide some context of this discussion?

Link to said "statement" maybe?

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/m...es/003833.html

seems that ballmer was citing a study that said linux possibly violates over 200 patented technologies

http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=68116

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...oft_linux_dc_3

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/38294.html

[adbak]

It's amazing that as physically active as Ballmer is, he still manages to carry that weight. You'd think that by the way he parades himself he'd be a waif.

[jdong]

There are some rumors that SUN will release next Solaris (version 10) under Open Source licence. If it's true it's going to be a last nail for M$ coffin.

out of curiousity, have you used Solaris before?

I've tried it a few times on x86, and let me say, I can fit the list of supported hardware on a 3x5 index card with room left over for Sun's Java logo on all four corners!

The best luck I've gotten was 640x480x4bpp, with an ugly CDE desktop.

[Magneto]

out of curiousity, have you used Solaris before?

I've tried it a few times on x86, and let me say, I can fit the list of supported hardware on a 3x5 index card with room left over for Sun's Java logo on all four corners!

The best luck I've gotten was 640x480x4bpp, with an ugly CDE desktop.

sounds like solaris8- try solaris 10 and solaris 9 - they have a way to use xf86 drivers now and solaris 10 has a new app that lets u run linux apps

the hcl has come along way- people are running solaris9 and solaris 10 on new laptops with wireless running- sol10 is supposed to shed the slowaris nick name too
sol10 uses gnome- but i think its a version of 2.2