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- From: kzin@terminus.gatech.edu (John Rudd)
- Subject: Solaris 1.1 vs. Solaris 2.0 (BSD vs AT&T)
- Message-ID: <kzin.721442926@cc.gatech.edu>
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- Organization: Georgia Tech College of Computing
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 00:48:46 GMT
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- I'm getting ready to buy a workstation..and I'm basically looking
- at a used SS2, a new IPX, or a new SparcClassic. The advantage of the
- first two, is that they run SunOS 4... unfortunately, the Classic only
- runs Solaris 2. The reason I feel this is unfortunate, is that I very
- much prefer the BSD programming model. However, I've been told that
- Solaris 2 will be 100% source code compatable to the older versions. Is
- this true? and to what extent is it true? I mean.. if I have a program
- that uses bsd kernel calls (ioctl and fcntl type things), will it compile
- under Solaris 2.0? or will I have to re-write it around the AT&T type
- programming model?
-
- Does Solaris have BSD Sockets of both the Unix and Internet types?
- I imagine since it's AT&T it will have shared memory.
-
- Does it have the "dump" utility? if not, what backup type utility
- does it have in its place? Are the utilities mostly AT&T, or does
- it preserve the BSD like utilities of SunOS? if not, can I get
- copies of those BSD utilites that will run on Solaris 2.0? (ie. if
- I want a version of ps that has bsd options instead of at&t options,
- can I get one that will run on solaris 2.0?) (this might be an
- interesting market place for BSDI...)
-
- (also, in that last question, can I get a copy of dump that runs on
- solaris 2.0?)
-
- Last but not least.. someone please ask sun why they have done this
- henous act to us :-)
-
-
- Sorry if some parts are dumb questions.. I'm just trying to get
- unambiguous, detailed answers to those things I don't want to
- have to speculate about.
-
- John
-
-
- John Rudd -- kzin@cc.gatech.edu ex- kzin@ucscb.ucsc.edu
- All opinions expressed here are my own, and no one elses.
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- seek shelter, and cover your head. Do NOT Taunt Happy Fun Ball.
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