[geeks] Open Solaris, while I've been asleep.

[Geoffrey Reed]

On 11/3/10 9:07 PM, "velociraptor" <velociraptor at gmail.com> wrote:

 
> The appliance already exists, it's called an Exadata, costs ridiculous
> amounts of money, and runs (wait for it) Linux on Sun x86 hardware.  I
> know, our mgmt bought one, oddly enough.
> 
> =Nadine=
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And Oracle and ATG just announced that Oracle has agreed to acquire ATG (one
of the major players in java application frameworks)

On the plus side, possibly ATG will start supporting current releases of
Java, downside is oracle's squeeze blood from a stone support and licensing
mentality.