Re: Linux Advocates Fear Solaris 10.

From: Beardy (beardy_at_beardy.net)
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 21:05:37 +0000

UNIX admin wrote:
> Beardy wrote:
>
>> Jeez... Can you bottle some of that wisdom and put it in a global
>> crop-duster? We need it. Not (never) enuf people are playing the
>> table-banging advocate of Solaris currently. Great to see that you
>> are. Thanks.
>
>
> It's just that I'm so sick & tired of the Linux hype, especially after
> having to work on it and realizing how much I missed working on Solaris.

Yup. Even installing Linux (Fedora Core 1 and 2) left me
with such a feeling of it (them) being an icky puppy, that I
could go no further.

> I got so sick of Linux, that when the opportunity came to work with
> Solaris again, I was happy to quit my job.

Top choice! Solaris 10 *will* lead the way.

> Meanwhile the former employer has no clue why I quit, they seemed
> unhappy to see me go because they got some nice Linux servers out of the
> deal. Best of luck to them, in spite of everything, I did my job
> professionally. But I look forward to working in a corporate
> environment with Solaris again.

Well done on doing a professional job - we all aspire to
achieving that. You should get a good contract position back
there in 6 months orso, planning and undertaking the Linux
-> Solaris migration program ;-)

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