[Info-vax] OT: IBM to buy Sun

[Arne Vajhøj]

yyyc186 wrote:
> I actually miss OS/2.  I've had a lot of Linux distros on my desktop
> as I follow the industry to Open Source and away from MS products, but
> I haven't found one I liked as much as OS/2.  I managed to use Ubuntu
> for a few years.  That "Just Works" slogan they had was quite a
> stretch.  I've lived through RPM hell with RPM based distros.  Sadly,
> I'm back to using SuSE.  Ubuntu kept releasing kernel patches that
> broke critical stuff for much of their installed base and never backed
> them out.

For a server type guy it should be Redhat or SUSE.

They prioritize stability and their current free editions
show what the commercial editions will have in the future.

Ubuntu wants to compete with Windows on getting on most
millions of home PC's.

Interesting if you are into open source ideological war
with MS.

But if I want Windows then I would buy it MS.

The third option is one of the BSD's. Not nearly as
hyped as Linux, but pretty good.

Arne