[Gllug] Debian on SPARC 64bit

[Jim Bailey]

On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 09:46:23PM +0100, Richard Cohen wrote:
> 
> > Paul Brazier wrote:
> > >
> > > I've got the possibility of looking after a SPARC 64-bit server and
> > > ideally I'd like to have Debian on it for ease of maintenance. I've had
> > > a look at the Debian SPARC-64 pages and it seems that it is kind of
> > > working but maybe not too stable/complete.
> > >
> > > Might I be better off with Solaris even though I'd rather avoid it
> > > (being non-free and never having used it before)?
> 
I kind of think that when it comes to stuff like this you are simply
getting Sun kit Solaris is part of that.

> Although there's a possibility I may be biased, I would honestly say that
> Solaris 9 + the CCD is a pretty decent system.  It's effectively what I use
> for 8 hours a day at work, and if I didn't feel comfortable on it, I'd be
> using Linux instead.
>
I have used 4 and 7 in the past and found them both to be good OSes,  So
good in fact I hope to get certified with 8 or 9 next year.

I think you are going to get better performance from Solaris though I am
not the expert Richard is.

Peace Jim


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