From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Sep 13 8:23:39 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (law2-f218.hotmail.com [216.32.181.218]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAD4537B423; Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:23:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:23:35 -0700 Received: from 63.77.219.1 by lw2fd.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 13 Sep 2000 15:23:35 GMT X-Originating-IP: [63.77.219.1] From: "Kenneth Mays" To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Solaris desktop and server differences Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 11:23:35 EDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Sep 2000 15:23:35.0511 (UTC) FILETIME=[95652E70:01C01D96] Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Here is a blurb from Sun explaining the difference between its Desktop and Server versions of Solaris for Intel and SPARC. I was explaining in -STABLE how Linux distributors are making selling versions of Linux for desktops and servers. An interesting note is many new servers don't come with a floppy drive, only a CD-ROM drive. There are cost differences in the Solaris line. Anyhow, I don't expect FreeBSD to follow this marketing tactic anytime soon (hope not). A press of a button is all you should need to turn a desktop version into a server version. There is too much to deal with trying to keep the program. - Ken What's difference between Solaris x86 Server and Solaris x86 Desktop? Intel version ------------- There is absolutely no difference, other than what you are licensed to do with it. You get exactly the same software with the two products. SPARC version ------------- This is not the case with Sparc server, where the server product contains more CDs with some additional software. If you want something like Solstice AdminSuite, you have to order it separately. About licensing --------------- The Solaris desktop license restricts you from using the system as "any type of server" (other than print or NIS). or supporting more than two continuous users. Read your license for details. A Server Upgrade License is available. Ken _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message