@nil #WhatIfItoldYou that I know some #Solaris 7 Systems...

@nil #WhatIfItoldYou that I know some #Solaris 7 Systems that are still up and running in production?

- Sadly I can't tell you where exactpy, but the company that does have them pays very well for anyone able and willing to upkeep those.

Like 2 January at 7:15 | Wall-to-wall | Open on infosec.space

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DrScriptt

@kkarhan @nil is it wrong that I’d like to know more about the company?

I like to keep my options open.

2 January at 22:33 | Open on oldbytes.space

Kevin Karhan :verified:

@drscriptt @nil it's not wrong...

- I'll just not violate NDAs though...

So sorry to not feed your curiousity m8...

3 January at 4:19 | Open on infosec.space

DrScriptt

@kkarhan @nil fair enough.

I retract my question and instead ask you to not violate NDAs. 😇

3 January at 6:50 | Open on oldbytes.space

Daniil Baturin

@kkarhan @nil I once got an offer to maintain some software running on Solaris 9 systems.
I'm a huge fan of Solaris but I chose to decline the offer despite the fact that it involved a then-outdated version of my beloved System V flavor.
If I accepted, I guess a lot of things in my life would be very different. I was more excited of the future of Sun products — a future that I didn't know was already doomed.
I should finally start contributing something to OpenIndiana, though.

3 January at 1:59 | Open on functional.cafe

Goose is eyeballing you

@dmbaturin former Solaris 8/9 admin here, and you have my sympathies.

3 January at 4:22 | Open on spore.social

Kevin Karhan :verified:

@dmbaturin @nil yeah, #Oracle ruined #OpemSolaris...

- #Illumos as successor prokect hosever seems to still be up and running tho.

And yes, you ain't the only ones disappointed.

- Been at places that did #HPC computing for #science and they were originally like #Sun fanboys who still had millions in #SPARC & #Solaris invested until Oracle backstabbed them.

Nowadays they run #Linux...

3 January at 4:22 | Open on infosec.space

Tom Hayward

@kkarhan @dmbaturin @nil $dayjob migrated desktops from Solaris thin desktops to Linux about 1-2 years ago. Still a few Solaris machines in the background I think, though not sure how many left.

3 January at 7:36 | Open on mastodon.social

Toasterson

@dmbaturin @kkarhan @nil We are always looking for contributors, hit me up when you need help I am a maintainer with OpenIndiana. What package would you like to do?

3 January at 12:54 | Open on chaos.social