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Windows XP is a proprietary operating system from Microsoft while Solaris is a highly scalable UNIX operating system from Sun Microsystems. Solaris runs on SPARC-based and x86-based hardware. Although Solaris was originally developed as proprietary software most of it is now open source and can be downloaded for free.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThey are completely different operating systems, with different windowing systems and command line processing. Also, Windows XP is a client operating system on a personal computer, whereas Solaris (a variant of Unix) is a server operating system.
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∙ 14y agoSolaris is a commercially supported Unix system produced by Sun Microsystems. OpenSolaris is a family of systems based on code from Solaris that Sun has released under an open-source license.
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∙ 11y agoSolaris is Unix. Windows is a proprietary, graphic-oriented OS developed by Microsoft.
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Who created the software OpenSolaris?
OpenSolaris was created by Sun Microsystems. It is an open source computer operating system. However, when Sun Microsystems was acquired by Oracle, the new company discontinued it and replaced it with the proprietary Solaris Express.
What is the relationship between Solaris and IBM?
None. Solaris is produced by Sun Microsystems. IBM is a separate company that produces some products in competition with Sun.
Why do you feel Solaris is not as competitive as Linux or Windows?
Probably because Sun (the makers of Solaris) only half-heartedly attempt to even market it. They are all too happy to sell you a server, and they'll support both Linux and Solaris on it. Given the popularity of Linux for servers, and that they give you a choice, which do you think will be chosen the most often? I do think that Solaris has a lot to offer, but I think any advancement will be made by another company marketing their own OpenSolaris distro.
What is Solaris?
Solaris is a UNIX operating system developed by Sun Microsystems.
Why unix is not open source?
there is an open-source project based on a heavily modified and specialized Unix code-base, this is called OpenSolaris from Sun Microsystems but this was discontinued when Oracle acquired Sunhowever the open-source efforts has continued with an OpenSolaris fork called OpenIndiana and similar distributions based on the illumos kernel which remains theonly available open-source descendant of the UNIX System V, Release 4 (SVR4) code base developed by Sun and AT&T in the late 1980s..OpenSolaris was developed as a combination of several software consolidations that were open-sourced subsequent to Solaris 10, and was meant to be the community-driven effort to provide the future code-base of Solaris 10 onwards..
What is the difference between Solaris and FreeBSD?
Both Solaris and FreeBSD share a common idea base. The BSD distribution from Berkeley was the starting point for FreeBSD and for SunOS, which is the earlier version of Solaris. As it stands, FreeBSD was developed primarily for the Intel-based chip, whereas Solaris runs primarily on the SPARC chip developed by Sun Microsystems (now part of Oracle). Lastly, Solaris is a proprietary, cost-based version of Unix, whereas FreeBSD is an open-source version.
Is sun solaris an open source operating system?
No, Solaris is a proprietary operating system.
Can Solaris 10 run on SUN Enterprise 450?
Yes - it is on the official Solaris 10 HCL list
In what year was the Unix operating system Sun Solaris released?
The Unix operating system Sun Solaris originally developed by Sun Microsystems which is now known has been owned by Oracle corporation since January 2010. Solaris was initially released in June 1992.
What is the version on unix developed by sun microsystems?
Solaris
What are the differences between Solaris and AIX?
The base part of the two systems are the same. Solaris is a Unix system from Oracle (Sun Microsystems) AIX is a Unix system from IBM. They also run on different hardware chipsets.
What is SCSA certification?
The Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 certification demonstrates the proficiency to perform basic UNIX and Solaris commands, such as those included in SA-200-S10 curriculum. To obtain this certification, the candidate must pass the following exams: 310-200 - Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 OS, Part I 310-202 - Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 OS, Part II 310-303 - Sun Certified Security Administrator for the Solaris 10 OS 310-345 - Sun Certified Security Administrator for the Solaris 10 OS
