NAS devices

Richard Pieri richard.pieri-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Fri Jun 4 15:35:23 EDT 2010


On Jun 4, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Matt Galster wrote:
> 
> This is high tech.  What else is new?  The same reasoning applies to
> everything.  You can have a problem wipe your favored os out due to
> legal issues, finances, personality conflicts, etc ad nauseam.  What
> looks solid today may be one in 5 years.  You pays your money and you
> takes your chances.

True enough, but there are degrees.  Looking ahead, I'm going to ask myself if my supplier is going to continue to support me five years out.  From where I sit, support for FreeBSD disappearing is much, much less likely than support for OpenSolaris disappearing.

--Rich P.







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