From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net   
      
   In article <10cmq7n$3a740$2@dont-email.me>,   
   Arne Vajhøj   wrote:   
   >On 10/13/2025 10:04 PM, Dan Cross wrote:   
   >> In article <10chjc5$1s2mr$1@dont-email.me>,   
   >> Arne Vajhøj   wrote:   
   >>> On 10/11/2025 7:50 AM, Dan Cross wrote:   
   >>>>                                                           For   
   >>>> that matter, it may be easier to move to illumos rather than   
   >>>> Linux.   
   >>>   
   >>> Sure.   
   >>>   
   >>> But moving to Illumos is not moving to a well supported platform   
   >>> with a highly likely future.   
   >>   
   >> Again, it really depends on the customer.  illumos is open   
   >> source; if a customer has deep enough pockets and really wants   
   >> to stick to that world, they can pay someone to maintain it or   
   >> do it themselves.   
   >>   
   >> That's not appropriate for every organization, of course, but it   
   >> is not totally unreasonable for those that can and want to do   
   >> it.   
   >   
   >It is not appropriate for most organizations.   
      
   Most != All.   
      
   >Maintaining an OS (whether in-house or some consulting   
   >company) is not what CIO's are looking for.   
      
   I doubt you've ever worked at a company that maintains their own   
   OS.  I have.  In fact, doing OS development work is my job.   
      
   	- Dan C.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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