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0 pointstedunangst2y ago0 comments

Ignoring 20 years of sparc hardware produced after the last sunos release.

0 pointstedunangst2y ago0 comments

Ignoring 20 years of sparc hardware produced after the last sunos release.

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rbanffy2y ago· 2 in thread

Oracle doesn’t help much IIRC. SPARC seems to be a dead-end hardware-wise.

A real shame IMHO.

pjmlp2y ago

The improvements regarding memory tagging, the first UNIX architecture to ship memory tagging in production for years, has been done under Oracle management.

palmfacehn2y ago

Will they keep the architecture going forward with new chips?

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stonogo2y ago· 1 in thread

Yes, it's pretty clear everyone is. What's your point?

tedunangstOP2y ago

The majority of sparc gear out there doesn't run sunos at all, let alone better.

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