Is Solaris free OS like Linux? In the Homepage of Solaris they are telling download it for free!
Is Solaris free OS like Linux? In the Homepage of Solaris they are telling download it for free!
Solaris 10 is available to use free of charge. Sun's in the hardware and support business.
It doesn't have a Linux-style copyleft license I believe, but it's just a matter of time.
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I tried Solaris 10 once on my system. It took a couple hours to install and when it finally did... it wouldn't boot. I don't see what there is going for it at this point except maybe the license. "Java Desktop" is just KDE if I'm not mistaken. Nothing to do with Java at all.
GNOME actually AFAIK.Originally Posted by Frobozz
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It's based on Gnome, doesn't mean it doesn't have anything to do with java
Although the FAQ suggests otherwise,
Originally Posted by http://www.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/faq.xml
Last edited by zacs7; 07-27-2007 at 12:36 AM.