From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 25 23:34:55 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F2C91065670 for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:34:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from joshua.pincus@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f54.google.com (mail-fx0-f54.google.com [209.85.161.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DBD28FC0A for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:34:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm16 with SMTP id 16so395887fxm.13 for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:34:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=gxte8iEJb24ajSaPABvUzgA7kbvgCv0VdmEefFQz/xo=; b=DnOrPV3+C0dT2gf5SCc9coYk8RfHBXxjPhPiGTCwweA8DNdlmIcHuqBHL6h6XzQb7J AxOjxUOVA3RTWINYD+VZsp+ncE+qjOnwAp6IWDWJ/C1UonRz9g/SynNYpGeREi4HUACD 60BUZWF+YSY6SWOpfpAcM+tHl8mJlrTxM7jKA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=sP5Cm/BeYtVSaruY+WrOIUh2etMOvvjIgJrGYcbiyP04Y5a1fqCbFkBBhUKo62UjNA RpHE6kOf1Inw3MovJLmeFKTr1tKTY/kXVB94/S9twnZKvElMdxjGSwwsxdCIyfWwV+5O r5qVy/VW7v7GkCw9ut+JFS2SRCgfd1Nlm7LrE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.95.203 with SMTP id e11mr6466524fan.60.1295998493200; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:34:53 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.70.132 with HTTP; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:34:53 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.70.132 with HTTP; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:34:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <013601cbbce4$5a103c90$0e30b5b0$@net> References: <013601cbbce4$5a103c90$0e30b5b0$@net> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:34:53 -0800 Message-ID: From: Joshua Pincus To: "Gary L. Burnore" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RE: Bailing on Solaris? X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:34:55 -0000 Hi, I agree with your assessment about patches. That act by oracle was scandalous. >From an innovation and quality perspective, I do not see any let up now that oracle has taken over. JP On Jan 25, 2011 3:32 PM, "Gary L. Burnore" wrote: > I'm getting ready to, that's for sure. I can't believe they won't sell a > software subscription for patches like spectrum support. A loss of income > for them, a worry for me. > > I've been watching this list for a while. Not long enough to make a > decision. Back to lurking. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- >> sparc64@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of John Jackson >> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:33 PM >> To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org >> Subject: Bailing on Solaris? >> >> Sooo, how many other people have come here lately because they are >> ready >> to bail on Solaris? Ooops, I mean Oracle??? :( >> >> >From what I can see so far, it looks like FreeBSD has solid and still >> healthy support for Sparc platforms? I'm trying to decide where to >> jump >> to, since Oracle seems like it's accellerating toward death for Solaris >> as >> I've come to gladly know it over the last 5 years or so. Does anyone >> want >> to email me their opinion on using FreeBSD on Sun hardware? I've got 4 >> Sunfire 280R's that I've been planning on putting into service for the >> next 5 years or so.. >> >> -John >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64- >> unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"