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by cturner 3209 days ago
What was cool about Solaris for old-timers? In particular, are there things that compare well against modern BSDs?

My vague memories of it are that the userland showed signs of legacy (/usr/ucb), and I could never get the tools I needed installed. But that was a consequence of the setting I was working in, not Solaris.

It would be particularly interesting to hear from fans of STREAMS or other kernel features.