__/ [ yttrx ] on Friday 02 February 2007 20:51 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Survey: The Demise Of Unix Is Exaggerated
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>> | A new study from the Gabriel Consulting Group shows that
>> | use of Unix, particularly in high-end systems, is on the
>> | rise in the enterprise.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=DVVELH2S4DGFIQSNDLRCKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=197001433
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>> If Unix isn't dying, why is SCO?
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>> | Incidentally, IBM tops all Unix vendors in a recent preference survey.
>> | I'm just guessing, but I can't help but think that its dignified
>> | behavior during the SCO attack has to have something to do with that.
>> | There seems to be something to the expression that you reap what
>> | you sow.
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>> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070130091718234
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> I know I've preferred AIX to all other commercial Unices for a number of
> years...in fact, probably since Compaq bought DEC and slowly smothered
> Tru64 to death. Since the demise of DEC, I have never worked with more
> stable computers than AIX machines in the Unix class...not including of
> course the sorts of things that run Z/OS and so forth.
That's the impression I was getting. It sounds as though Solaris, AIX and
some BSDs are what you're surrounded by. I personally find it pleasant that
UNIX isn't harmed. Everybody lives in harmony, unless "balance-sheet
liability" FUD is spewed out and angers maintainers of mixed environments.
In due course, Linux will probably close and widen the gap (positively). The
same goes for MySQL. Just look at a role model like Firefox. There is no
reason why, given the momentum that builds up, open source alternatives will
become equivalents or even enhancements to existing proprietary software
that is mature. Just give time for performance and /perception/ to change.
FWIW, my only contact with Solaris is an FTP server I have been using
heavily over the years. BSD powers one of my sites, which is 6 years old.
Both are roughly as reliable as the Linux servers and desktops that I use.
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~~ Best wishes
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