Solaris

Sun Microsystems sent me a free copy of Solaris 10 to try. Now, I just need a SPARC or x86 system on which to install it. This will probably need to wait until my return to Canada. Once I am in a more settled environment (unlikely to move for more than a couple of years), I intend to set up a server or two of my own.

I am curious about Solaris compares to a number of Linux distros I have used, such as Red Hat, SUSE, Knoppix, Ubuntu, and the BSD / Darwin / NEXTSTEP combination in OS X. The blog and wiki both run on Red Hat and Apache Server.

If anyone with a PPC system (pre-Intel Macs, like Powerbooks and iBooks) wants to try Ubuntu, I still have two extra copies kicking around. If nothing else, it is very useful as a system recovery disk.

Author: Milan

In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. In the fall of 2005, I began reading for an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford. Outside school, I am very interested in photography, writing, and the outdoors. I am writing this blog to keep in touch with friends and family around the world, provide a more personal view of graduate student life in Oxford, and pass on some lessons I've learned here. View all posts by Milan