Re: [aclug-L] Solaris

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob Deep <bobd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> 
> The major problems I see with moving to Solaris is that it supports a
> much more limited hardware base, no support options I can afford, and it
> is somewhat more resource intensive than Linux. (At least on the X86
> platform).
> 
> On the other hand... If you need Java 1.2, your choices are between
> Operating Systems that cost money and solaris....  Linux does not yet
> support 1.2, nor is a release of it seem to be even close.

Oddly enough, there is a JDK 1.2 finished for Linux on the DEC Alpha
processor.

I have read that the JDK license is being revised; perhaps this will
have some effect on the future of the Blackdown project.

> For now, I dual boot at home...
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