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Subject:    Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris cancelled,
From:       Edward Martinez <mindbender_1 () live ! com>
Date:       2010-09-08 20:29:38
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> 
> You also fail to realize transportation, finance,
> insurance, banking, retail, defense, and all sectors
> of the economy run AIX.  They have no intention of
> running their operations deemed critical to cheap x86
> hardware running Linux.
> 
> 
> 
> There is something to be said for developing your
> operating system to run on your hardware (AIX and
> POWER).  That way you can expoit RAS.  This isn't
> possible with x86 and Linux.  I have seen so many
> Linux servers crash with no explanation why.
> Clusters that are unstable.  
> 
> AIX is stable.  That is what many companies want, so
> they continue to buy a solid architecture.
> 


Many companies are beginning to realize that the future is Linux. Few RedHat customer \
success story :  NYSE Euronext
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

Union Pacific Corporation
Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company
FarmaLink

Industry: Healthcare: Prescription Drug Administrator
Alpine Electronics
 Union Bank, N.A.
GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company)
The City of Burbank.
and many more on their site

http://customers.redhat.com/


partial list of Oracle enterprise. linux customers:

A.C. Moore
ABC Stores
Abercrombie & Fitch
Activision
Acuity Brands
Arcturus Realty
Beaumont Medical Hospitals
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida
Bonnier Publishing
Centre de Services Partages du Quebec
City of Las Vegas
The Cobalt Group
Cox Enterprises
Data Intensity
Dell
Deseret Power
Diebold 	  	Fulcrum Analytics
The Gem Group
Georgian College
GlobeCast
Hays Medical Center
IHOP
Interactive One
Knife River Corporation
KPN
Lower Colorado River Authority
McKesson
MercadoLibre
Merial
Mitsubishi
Mutual Materials
Netmania
New York State Insurance Department
Nissan 	  	Parks Victoria
Primavera Systems
Powell Industries
Replacements, Ltd.
Siemens USA
SK Telecom
Spaulding Equipment Company
Stanford University
Stemilt Growers
Stuart Maue
Timex
University of Massachusetts
ValueCentric
Vcommerce
Yahoo!
etc
http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/025990.htm

many from this list are fortune 500 companies,goverments,etc and they all trust their \
operations on linux and i'm sure they have it running on x86 units. 

even of all US Military sectors loves linux:

	
	
Real-time Linux powers Air Force F-16 simulators
Lockheed Martin to use a real-time Linux platform to train fighter pilots
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/linux/2007/0115linux1.html


Air Force Unhappy With Removal of Linux from PS3
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/USAF-air-force-playstation-ps3-other-os,10417.html

Linux headed into Boeing antisub aircraft
http://news.cnet.com/Linux-headed-into-Boeing-antisub-aircraft/2100-7344_3-6100043.html


quote  from  	 OF ARMS AND LINUX :
The next time you see high-tech weapons on the nightly news or hear a military jet \
thunder overhead, there's probably a stalwart penguin saving lives and tax money at \
the same time.

http://www.open-mag.com/70329338346.shtml

more at:
Linux Used by All Branches of U.S. Military
http://www.suseblog.com/linux-used-by-all-branches-of-us-military/


I still think if oracle does not change it's current plans for solaris( damaged \
                brand,sales are declining) the future will belong to windows and \
                linux.
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