Solaris/x86 rant (was: Any advice on Solaris laptops?)

[Thomas Charron]

On 6/21/07, VirginSnow at vfemail.net <VirginSnow at vfemail.net> wrote:
> > Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:42:47 -0400
> > From: "Thomas Charron" <twaffle at gmail.com>
> > Content-Disposition: inline
> > Cc: gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org
> > > As a desktop, I think Linux has it all over Solaris though not as much as in
> > > the past.  As a server, I can see places where Solaris has advantages.  And
> > > Linux has many advantages too.
> >   Solaris isn't a server.  A physical MACHINE is a server.  :-)
> Actually, a "server" is a software application which provides services
> to other applications (called clients).  Calling a box a "server" is
> like calling the checkout lane a cashier.

  It depends on your point of view.  From a software perspective,
indeed, you are correct.  From a 'it's sitting on server 5, in /foo',
it's a machine.

  I truly cannot believe, after all of the off-topic conversations
we've had, how anal retentive the list has become recently.

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-- Thomas