I had dinner with a good friend tonight from the open-source world, and we ended up having the same conversation I had with a few other friends from the open-source business community at lunch yesterday. The conversation began with Sun and ended with Ubuntu. In between, the two came together.
Why doesn’t Sun see things this way?
We’re not the only ones asking the question. Seeking Alpha is reporting that things are heating up between Sun and Canonical/Ubuntu, with Sun “preparing to certify more of its servers for Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux.” I hope so. I think it would be excellent for both celebrations.
Solaris is a fantastic operating system. I have the ability to appreciate why Sun and its employees cling to it - to the innovations they’ve made - so tightly. But so was NetWare before it. At some point technology takes a back seat to market momentum.
Ubuntu has that. Solaris? Not so much. That’s just how the market goes.
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