[csw-users] Why support Solaris 8 onwards?

[Ben Taylor]

James Lee wrote:

>On 18/09/07, 01:28:49, Ben Taylor <Ben.Taylor at Sun.COM> wrote regarding Re:
>[csw-users] Why support Solaris 8 onwards?:
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>>>Personally, I would suggest that Blastwave supports, at a minimum,
>>>Solaris 8 for at least the time that Sun does. That means Solaris 8
>>>support for another 4 years+
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>>Ridiculous.  Lots of wasted effort for a minority too scared, cheap,
>>lazy, bothered, or skilled to move off an obsolete platform.
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>Thank you for your vote of confidence in my ability.  
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There's no vote of confidence in your ability there.  Unless you
are the decision maker keeping on Solaris 8.  I am well aware
that CIO's and other management types are risk adverse, and
SA's have to toe the company line regardless of the age of
a technology.  There's a difference.   But to not plan a migration
off Solaris 8 to Solaris 10 after 10 has been out for almost
3 years and has amazing features, and it appears you are running
an app that has support in 10, all I can say is, if the shoe fits....

>Let me guess,
>you don't work in the Public Relations Department of Sun.
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I'm pointing out that it's time to stop putting any *more* effort
into porting code to Solaris 8.   

But I'm willing to let the minority keep the bloat factor high
just to support thier little patch.