Solaris Life Cycle

Sun makes support available on products for five years after the last ship date (LSD) or put simply end of sales date. The period from the LSD through the EOSL Date is referred to herein as the EOSL period .

There are actually three types of Solaris releases.

• Marketing releases: include major functionality changes. These releases might also contain new interfaces that impact some application compatibility. The Solaris marketing releases end-of-life some features and add new features. In general, Sun works very had to remain binary compatible between releases, but many vendors recertify their applications. Also, marketing releases might have significant kernel changes that increase the risks associated with compatibility and stability. These releases occur about every 2 years.
• Update releases: The updates are designed to provide new functionality in a controlled, compatible fashion. Although new functionality might be present, no interface changes or major changes to any existing feature code is permitted. The result of these controls is complete binary compatibility between update releases of the same marketing release. These updates are provided in two forms, the Solaris Update release and the Solaris Maintenance Update release.

  A Solaris Update release is a complete release of the Solaris operating environment. It contains all of the packages included in a marketing release, with bug fixes applied to these existing packages. Plus, there might also be new packages.

  The purpose of an update release is to provide:

  • New and updated device drivers to support new hardware
  • New features in the Solaris operating environment
  • Patches integrated into the Solaris system software
     
• Maintenance Update releases: This is a patch release only. This release does not contain any new functionality and bug fixes are delivered by individual patches. The Maintenance Update installation program automatically updates your system without regressing any patches you have previously installed.

For Solaris this period split into two years of full support and 3 years of limited support.  During the priod of full support Solaris gets all software updated and only new hardware support is no longer added. Solaris 8 is about to hit end of sales in Feb. 07.

Definitions

• Software Product:
  Any binary software programs listed in the standard price lists published by Sun from time to time, (ii) any updates/upgrades, and (iii) any related user manuals or other documentation.
• Hardware Product:
  The hardware systems (including components) listed in the standard price lists published by Sun from time to time.
• Product:
  The Software Product or Hardware Product.
• End of Life (EOL):
  Sun determines that the software product or hardware product will no longer be licensed or sold.
• End of Version (EOV):
  Sun no longer licenses a specific version of a Software Product but continues to license new versions of the Software Product for sale.
• Last Ship Date (LSD):
  Sun determines that the software product or hardware product will no longer be licensed or sold as indicated in the EOV or EOL announcement issued by Sun.
• End of Service Life (EOSL) Date:
  The date on which Sun ceases to provide services for a Hardware Product or Software Product under a support contract or on a time and materials basis. Sun documentation refers to EOSL by month and year, e.g. 7/03. The last day of the applicable month is the EOSL date for a product.

NEWS CONTENTS

• 20060201 : Solaris Operating System End-of-Software Support Statements - Solaris 10 1-06 Operating System ( Solaris Operating System End-of-Software Support Statements - Solaris 10 1-06 Operating System, Feb 1, 2006 )
• 190606 : What is the latest release of of a particular version of Solaris OS ( softpanorama.org, )
• 190606 : Solaris Operating System - Releases ( Solaris Operating System - Releases, )
• 190606 : Using -etc-release File Information to Determine the Solaris OE Revision ( Using -etc-release File Information to Determine the Solaris OE Revision, )
• 190606 : Solaris 2.5.1 OE ( )
• 190606 : Solaris 2.6 OE ( )
• 190606 : Solaris 7 OE ( )
• 190606 : Solaris 8 OE ( )
• 190606 : Solaris 9 OE ( )

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[Feb 1, 2006] Solaris Operating System End-of-Software Support Statements - Solaris 10 1-06 Operating System

The following end-of-software-support announcements are current, as of the Solaris(TM) 10 1/06 Operating System. For the complete text of Solaris Operating System end-of-software-support announcements see the Solaris 10 Release Notes.

What is the latest release of of a particular version of Solaris OS

Solaris Operating System - Releases

Solaris 10 Operating System (OS)

• The latest update release is Solaris 10 6/06.*
• Available via download or media kits.
• As with earlier versions, several Solaris 10 update releases are planned to come out prior to the next Solaris version.

*Note: The interim Solaris 10 3/05 HW 1 and HW 2 releases are no longer necessary. Customers using platforms for which these releases were originally created should now use Solaris 10 6/06 or 1/06, which include support for these platforms plus important enhancements not found in the HW releases.

Using -etc-release File Information to Determine the Solaris OE Revision

Using /etc/release File Information to Determine the Solaris OE Revision

The /etc/release file was first introduced on the Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware 4/97 release and can be found on all subsequent Solaris versions.

The purpose of the /etc/release file is to determine easily the base OS level or the OS release the system was upgraded to. The /etc/release file is the same whether obtained from the installed operating system, the CD ROM, or the installation image on the hard disk.

Example

 /etc/release
 /cdrom/solaris_2_5_1_hw1197_sparc/s0/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
 image_path.../Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc

A listing of the contents for the specified OS versions follows. The Maintenance Updates "release" file is read directly from a system that had the Update applied to it. Other examples originate from the install image, as indicated by the path information shown.

Note: not every maintenance update is listed below.

Release Listing

Solaris 2.5.1 OE

• Solaris 2.5.1 OE 4/97

  /image_path/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
   # more release
                         Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 4/97  SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                        Manufactured in the USA 16 April 1997
  

• Solaris 2.5.1 8/97 OE

  /image_path/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
   #  more release
                    Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 8/97 s596hw2_09 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                        Manufactured in the USA 29 July 1997
  

• Solaris 2.5.1 11/97 OE

  /image_path/Solaris_2.5.1/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
   # more release
                    Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware 11/97 s596hw3_11 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                           Manufactured in the USA 04 November 1997
  

Solaris 2.6 OE

• Solaris 2.6 OE

  /cdrom/sol_2_6_sparc_smcc_svr/s0/Solaris_2.6/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
   # more release
                      Solaris 2.6 s297s_smccServer_37cshwp SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                        Manufactured in the USA 18 July 1997
  

• Solaris 2.6 3/98 OE

   # more release
                    Solaris 2.6 HW:2 s297s_hw2smccDesktop_09 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                            Assembled on 03 February 1998
  

• Solaris 2.6 5/98 OE

   # more release
                    Solaris 2.6 5/98 s297s_hw3smccDesktop_09 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled on 24 April 1998
  

• Solaris 2.6 OE Maintenance Update 2

  # more /etc/release
                      Solaris 2.6 s297s_smccServer_37cshwp SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                        Manufactured in the USA 18 July 1997
               Solaris 2.6 Maintenance Update 2, Assembled April 1998
  

Solaris 7 OE

• Solaris 7 OE Initial Release

  /cdrom/sol_7_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
  # more release
                        Solaris 7 s998s_SunServer_21al2b SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                              Assembled 06 October 1998
  

• Solaris 7 3/99 OE

  /cdrom/sol_7_399_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
   # more release
                      Solaris 7 3/99 s998s_u1SunServer_10 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                              Assembled 26 January 1999
  

• Solaris 7 5/99 OE

  /cdrom/sol_7_599_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
                              
   # more release
                      Solaris 7 5/99 s998s_u2SunServer_09 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                               Assembled 19 April 1999
  

• Solaris 7 8/99 OE

  /cdrom/sol_7_899_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
   # more release
                      Solaris 7 8/99 s998s_u3SunServer_11 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                               Assembled 30 July 1999
  

• Solaris 7 11/99 OE

  /cdrom/sol_7_1199_sparc_sun_srvr/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
  
  # more release
                      Solaris 7 11/99 s998s_u4SunServer_10 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                              Assembled 15 October 1999
  

Solaris 8 OE

• Solaris 8 OE Beta

  /cdrom/sol_8_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
   # more release
                               Solaris 8 s28_27b SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                               Assembled 24 July 1999
  

• Solaris 8 OE Beta Refresh

  /cdrom/sol_8_sparc#1/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
   # more release
                               Solaris 8 s28_32d SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                              Assembled 08 October 1999
  

• Solaris 8 OE Initial Release

  /cdrom/sol_8_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
   
  # more release
                             Solaris 8 s28_38shwp2 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                              Assembled 21 January 2000
  

• Solaris 8 6/00 OE

  /cdrom/sol_8_600_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc/release
  
                          Solaris 8 6/00 s28s_u1wos_08 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                               Assembled 26 April 2000
  

• Solaris 8 OE Maintenance Update 1 (MU1)

  # more /etc/release
                             Solaris 8 s28_38shwp2 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                              Assembled 21 January 2000
                       Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 1 applied
  

• Solaris 8 10/00 OE

  /cdrom/sol_8_1000_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc/release       
      
                         Solaris 8 10/00 s28s_u2wos_11b SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                              Assembled 31 August 2000
  

• Solaris 8 OE Maintenance Update 2 (MU2)

  # more /etc/release
                             Solaris 8 s28_38shwp2 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                              Assembled 21 January 2000
                       Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 2 applied
  

• Solaris 8 1/01 OE

  /cdrom/sol_8_u3_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
  # more release
                          Solaris 8 1/01 s28s_u3wos_08 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 28 November 2000
  

• Solaris 8 4/01 OE Beta

  /cdrom/sol_8_401_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
   
  # more release
                          Solaris 8 4/01 s28s_u4wos_03 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 11 December 2000
  

• Solaris 8 4/01 OE

  /cdrom/sol_8_401_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc   
                                   
  # more release
                          Solaris 8 4/01 s28s_u4wos_08 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                               Assembled 01 March 2001
  

• Solaris 8 7/01 OE

  /cdrom/sol_8_701_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
  # more release
                          Solaris 8 7/01 s28s_u5wos_08 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                               Assembled 06 June 2001
  

• Solaris 8 10/01 OE Beta

  /cdrom/sol_8_1001_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
  # more release
                         Solaris 8 10/01 s28s_u6wos_03 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                               Assembled 18 June 2001
  

• Solaris 8 10/01 OE

  /cdrom/sol_8_1001_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc 
             
  # more release
                         Solaris 8 10/01 s28s_u6wos_08a SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 12 September 2001
  

• Solaris 8 2/02 OE

  /cdrom/sol_8_202_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
  # more release
                         Solaris 8 2/02 s28s_u7wos_08a SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 18 December 2001
  

Solaris 9 OE

• Solaris 9 OE Beta

  /cdrom/sol_9_sparc/s0/Solaris_9/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc
  
  # more release
                                Solaris 9 s9_41e SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                               Assembled 31 July 2001
  

• Solaris 9 OE Beta Refresh

  /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_9/Product/SUNWsolnm/reloc/etc  
  
  # more release
                                Solaris 9 s9_50 SPARC
             Copyright 1994-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                             Assembled 08 November 2001
  

This information is maintained as a 'living document' by the SunSolve Online program and is updated as new releases become available.

April 2002

Features Removed From the Solaris 10 Operating System

• Asian Short dtlogin Names
  
• device_driver Path-Name Support in add_drv System Command
• admintool Command
• asysmem() and sysmem() Interfaces
• BIND Version 8 DNS Server and Tools
• x86: Common Object File Format (COFF)
• Obsolete Device Driver Interfaces
• Euro Character Input Sequences That Are Alt Key-Based and Meta Key-Based
• Federated Naming Service XFN Libraries and Commands
• Generic LAN Driver Version 0 Interfaces
• GMT Zoneinfo Time Zones
• GNOME Components Excluded From Sun Java Desktop System, Release 3
• Graphic Driver Support
• x86: Mixed EISA Devices and Drivers
• JRE 1.2.2
• Kodak Color Management System
• SPARC: Lance Ethernet Drivers
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client Library
• Obsolete Lightweight Process (LWP) Interfaces
• Nameless Interface Groups Feature
• Netscape Software
• netstat -k Option
• x86: Network Devices
• Non-POSIX Thread Behavior of the fork() Function
• pam_unix Module
• PC File Viewer
• Perl Version 5.005_03
• ptrace Interface In libc
• Power Management I/O Control Commands
• sendmailvars and the L and G sendmail.cf commands
• ShowMe TV
• SPARC: 64-bit Packages
• sdtjmplay Desktop Java Media Player
• Solaris Static System Libraries
• Solaris Volume Manager Transactional Volume
• stc(7d) for Serial Parallel Controller on S-bus
• Storage Interfaces
• sun4m Hardware
• SunFDDI and SunHSI/S Drivers
• Sun StorEdge A1000, Sun StorEdge A3000, Sun StorEdge A3500, and Sun StorEdge A3500FC Systems
• Tape Devices
• Token Ring Network Drivers
• SPARC: 32-bit Sun4U Kernel
• Ultra AX and SPARCengine Ultra AXmp Graphics Card
• 32-bit: X11 Static Libraries
• xutops Print Filter

Features That Might Be Removed in a Future Release

• Asian Short dtlogin Names
• Audit Daemon Interfaces
• Cfront Runtime Support Library
• Configuration Assistant's fp Plug-in Hardware Options
• Device Allocation Interfaces For the Basic Security Module
  
• Obsolete Device Driver Interfaces
• Device Management Entries in power.conf
• Device Support and Driver Software
• Form and Menu Language Interpreter
  
• Host Files in /etc/net/ti*
• Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.4
  
• Kerberos Ticket Lifetime Parameters in krb5.conf
• Korean CID Fonts
• Legacy or Traditional Non-UTF-8 Locales
• Functions in the CPU Performance Counters Library (libcpc)
• libXinput Library
• Network Information Service Plus (NIS+) Name Service Type
• nstest Test Program
• Perl Version 5.6.1
• Solaris Management Console Patch Tool (Patch Manager)
• Solstice Enterprise Agents
• Standalone Router Discovery
• Sun Fire Link Interfaces
• Sun Java Desktop System Applications
  
• Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 7.0 (Formerly Sun ONE Application Server 7.0 Platform Edition)
• Token Ring and Fiber Distributed Data Interface Device Types
• WBEM-based Dynamic Reconfiguration
• XIL Interface
• Xsun DDX Modules, Library, and Related Files

End-of-Software-Support Announcements in Previous Releases of the Solaris Operating System

For more information on end-of-software-support announcements published previously, see the following documents on http://docs.sun.com.

• Solaris 9 End-of-Software-Support Announcements
  • Solaris 9 9/05 Release Notes
• Solaris 8 End-of-Software-Support Announcements
  • Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) 2/04 Release Notes
  • Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) 2/02 Release Notes

[Jan 10, 2006] Solaris 10 1/06 The latest Solaris 10 release with new enhancements, support for new platforms and features that enable easier installation and integrated capabilities

• Download Sun Products

[Sept 12, 2004] Solaris Operating Environment End-of-Software-Support Announcements Solaris 9 9-04

The following end-of-software-support announcements are current, as of the 9/04 (Update 7) release of the Solaris(TM) Operating System. For the complete text of Solaris Operating System end-of-software-support announcements see the Solaris 9 9/04 Release Notes on http://docs.sun.com.

[Feb 15, 2002] Solaris 8 2/02 What's New Solaris 8 2/02 -- the last Solaris 8 update release

Announcing the Solaris(TM) 8 2/02 Operating Environment. This update release supersedes all previous Solaris 8 updates. Please note: this is the last planned update of the Solaris 8 Operating Environment.

Sun UltraSparc II Transition & End-of-Life

Model LOD LSD

Ultra 5 11/13/01 2/15/02 5/17/02

Ultra 10 5/7/02 8/9/02 11/8/02

Ultra 60 4/9/02 7/12/02 10/11/02

Ultra 80 4/9/02 7/12/02 10/11/02

E220R 5/7/02 8/9/02 11/8/02

E450 5/21/02 8/23/03 11/22/02

E250 Not yet announced

E420R Not yet announced

End of Service Life (EoSL) Policy

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Solaris Releases, releases everywhere... By Eric Nielsen and Julie Nelson

As system administrator, you have probably seen many releases of the Solaris software lately. The Solaris release cycle can be confusing and you might not understand the difference between the many Solaris releases that are available to you.

There are actually three types of Solaris releases.

• Marketing releases: Solaris 8
• Update releases: 8 6/00, 8 10/00, 8 1/01, 8 4/01
• Maintenance Update releases: MU1, MU2, MU3, MU4

Marketing releases include major functionality changes. These releases might also contain new interfaces that impact some application compatibility. The Solaris marketing releases end-of-life some features and add new features. In general, Sun works very had to remain binary compatible between releases, but many vendors recertify their applications. Also, marketing releases might have significant kernel changes that increase the risks associated with compatibility and stability.

Because of the increased risk of compatibility, marketing releases have a major number change such as Solaris 7 to Solaris 8. These releases occur about every 2 years.

Several times a year, Sun offers updates to the Solaris operating system. The updates are designed to provide new functionality in a controlled, compatible fashion. Although new functionality might be present, no interface changes or major changes to any existing feature code is permitted. The result of these controls is complete binary compatibility between update releases of the same marketing release.

These updates are provided in two forms, the Solaris Update release and the Solaris Maintenance Update release. It may be difficult to understand the differences between these two seemingly similiar update releases.

A Solaris Update release is a complete release of the Solaris operating environment. It contains all of the packages included in a marketing release, with bug fixes applied to these existing packages. Plus, there might also be new packages.

The purpose of an update release is to provide:

• New and updated device drivers to support new hardware
• New features in the Solaris operating environment
• Patches integrated into the Solaris system software

Because an Update release contains updated packages, not patches, you can use a Solaris Update release to install the Solaris operating environment on a new system. Or, you can upgrade a system that is already running the Solaris operating environment. When you upgrade to a Solaris Update release:

• The update is delivered as new packages with pre-applied patches. As a result, you can not back out any of the pre-applied patches.
• Any patches previously installed on your system that are not included in the Solaris Update release are removed from your system.

The Solaris Maintenance Update release is a patch release only. This release does not contain any new functionality and bug fixes are delivered by individual patches. The Maintenance Update installation program automatically updates your system without regressing any patches you have previously installed.

When you install the Solaris Maintenance Update, you do not get any support for new hardware nor do you get any new features in the Solaris operating environment. However, you can backout individual patches that you install from the Solaris Maintenance Update.

So, which should you install, the Solaris Update release or the Solaris Maintenance Update release?

You can install or upgrade any system to a Solaris Update release. But, to install a Solaris 8 Maintenance Update release, you must have the Solaris 8 operating environment installed on your system.

Do you want...	Solaris Update	Solaris Maintenance Update
to install the Solaris operating environment on a new system	X
new Solaris features included in the Solaris Update	X
support for new hardware	X
all of the patches	X	X
to install specific patches		X
to back out specific patches		X

To identify the version of the Solaris software that is running on your system type:

# cat /etc/release

The output will look something like this:

Solaris 8 4/01 s28s_u4wos_05 SPARC

Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Assembled 17 January 2001

Solaris 10

Solaris 10 1/06 The latest Solaris 10 release with new enhancements, support for new platforms and features that enable easier installation and integrated capabilities

• Download Sun Products

Solaris 10 Patches Update Announcement

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Solaris Forums - Solaris 10

Solaris 9

Solaris Operating Environment End-of-Software-Support Announcements Solaris 9 9-04

The following end-of-software-support announcements are current, as of the 9/04 (Update 7) release of the Solaris(TM) Operating System. For the complete text of Solaris Operating System end-of-software-support announcements see the Solaris 9 9/04 Release Notes on http://docs.sun.com.

Features Removed From the Solaris 9 Operating System

• adb(1) Map Modifiers and Watchpoint Syntax
• AnswerBook2 Server
• aspppd Utility
• ATOK8 Japanese Input Method
• crash Utility
• Crash Dump Options for Solaris ipcs(1) Command
• cs00 Japanese Input Method
• x86: devconfig Command
• x86: Device and Driver Software Support
• Early Access (EA) Directory
• Emulex MD21 Disk Controller for ESDI Drives
• enable_mixed_bcp Tunable
• x86: Intel 486-Based Systems
• japanese Locale Name Alternate
• Java Software Developer's Kit (SDK) 1.2.2
• JDK(TM) 1.1.8 Software and JRE 1.1.8
• Kerberos Version 4 Client
• OpenWindows Toolkits for Developers
• OpenWindows Environment For Users
• Priority Paging and Related Kernel Tunables (priority_paging/cachefree)
• s5fs File System
• sendmail Utility Features
• Solaris Maintenance Updates
• SUNWebnfs Package
• sun4d-Based Servers
• SUNWrdm Package

Features That Might Be Removed From a Future Release of the Solaris Operating System

• device_driver Path-Name Support in add_drv System
• AdminTool Command
• Asian Short dtlogin Names
• asysmem() and sysmem() Interfaces
• Audit Daemon Interfaces
• Device Allocation Interfaces For the Basic Security Module
• Obsolete Device Driver Interfaces
• Device Management Entries in power.conf
• Device Support and Driver Software
• Euro Character Input Sequences That Are Alt Key-Based and Meta Key-Based
• Federated Naming Service XFN Libraries and Commands
• Non-POSIX Thread Behavior of fork() Function
• Generic LAN Driver Version 0 Interfaces
• GMT Zoneinfo Time Zones
• SPARC: Graphic Driver Support
• Java Runtime Environment 1.2.2
• Kodak Color Management System
• Korean CID Fonts
• Lance Ethernet (le) Drivers
• libXinput Library
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client Library
• Obsolete Lightweight Process (LWP) Interfaces
• Nameless Interface Groups Feature
• Netscape 4.7x Software
• Netscape 6.2x and Netscape 7.0 Software
• netstat -k Option
• Network Information Service Plus (NIS+) Name Service Type
• pam_unix Module
• Perl Version 5.005_03
• Power Management I/O Control Commands
• 64-bit SPARC: ptrace Interface in libc
• sdtjmplay Desktop Java Media Player
• Serial Parallel Controller (SPC) Driver
• sendmailvars and the L and G sendmail.cf Commands
• SPARC: 64-bit Packages
• Solaris 32-bit Sun4U Kernel
• Solaris Static System Libraries
• Solaris Volume Manager Transactional Volume
• Solstice Enterprise Agents
• Standalone Router Discovery
• Storage Interfaces
• Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 7.0 (Formerly Sun ONE Application Server 7.0 Platform Edition)
• sun4m Hardware
• Sun StorEdge A3000, Sun StorEdge A3500, and Sun StorEdge A3500FC Systems
• Tapes Devices
• Ultra AX and SPARCengine Ultra AXmp Graphics Card
• 32-bit: X11 Static Libraries
• XIL Interface
• xetops Utility
• xutops Print Filter

• x86 Only: Driver Support

  The Solaris operating environment running on an x86 based system currently supports numerous devices based on the ISA and EISA I/O buses. Support for these devices and the device drivers written specifically for them might be removed in a future release. Support for the EISA bus might be removed in a future release.

  Note that some drivers also support PCI devices; these drivers might also be removed in a future release.

  The following device drivers that support only ISA and EISA devices might be removed in a future release.

  • compaq: Compaq PSMI MP Module
  • corollary: Corollary PSMI MP Module

  For a list of other devices and drivers, see the Solaris 7 Online Release Notes (SUNWrdm) on http://docs.sun.com.

End-of-Software-Support Announcements in Previous Releases of the Solaris Operating System

For more information on end-of-software-support announcements published previously, see the following documents on http://docs.sun.com.

• Solaris 9 End-of-Software-Support Announcements
  • Solaris 9 4/04 Release Notes
  • Solaris 9 12/03 Release Notes
  • Solaris 9 8/03 Release Notes
  • Solaris 9 4/03 Release Notes

Solaris 8

• Solaris 8 End-of-Software-Support Announcements
  • Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) 2/02 Release Notes
  • Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) 2/02 Release Notes

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Society

Groupthink : Two Party System as Polyarchy : Corruption of Regulators : Bureaucracies : Understanding Micromanagers and Control Freaks : Toxic Managers :   Harvard Mafia : Diplomatic Communication : Surviving a Bad Performance Review : Insufficient Retirement Funds as Immanent Problem of Neoliberal Regime : PseudoScience : Who Rules America : Neoliberalism  : The Iron Law of Oligarchy : Libertarian Philosophy

Quotes

War and Peace : Skeptical Finance : John Kenneth Galbraith :Talleyrand : Oscar Wilde : Otto Von Bismarck : Keynes : George Carlin : Skeptics : Propaganda  : SE quotes : Language Design and Programming Quotes : Random IT-related quotes :  Somerset Maugham : Marcus Aurelius : Kurt Vonnegut : Eric Hoffer : Winston Churchill : Napoleon Bonaparte : Ambrose Bierce :  Bernard Shaw : Mark Twain Quotes

Bulletin:

Vol 25, No.12 (December, 2013) Rational Fools vs. Efficient Crooks The efficient markets hypothesis : Political Skeptic Bulletin, 2013 : Unemployment Bulletin, 2010 :  Vol 23, No.10 (October, 2011) An observation about corporate security departments : Slightly Skeptical Euromaydan Chronicles, June 2014 : Greenspan legacy bulletin, 2008 : Vol 25, No.10 (October, 2013) Cryptolocker Trojan (Win32/Crilock.A) : Vol 25, No.08 (August, 2013) Cloud providers as intelligence collection hubs : Financial Humor Bulletin, 2010 : Inequality Bulletin, 2009 : Financial Humor Bulletin, 2008 : Copyleft Problems Bulletin, 2004 : Financial Humor Bulletin, 2011 : Energy Bulletin, 2010 : Malware Protection Bulletin, 2010 : Vol 26, No.1 (January, 2013) Object-Oriented Cult : Political Skeptic Bulletin, 2011 : Vol 23, No.11 (November, 2011) Softpanorama classification of sysadmin horror stories : Vol 25, No.05 (May, 2013) Corporate bullshit as a communication method  : Vol 25, No.06 (June, 2013) A Note on the Relationship of Brooks Law and Conway Law

History:

Fifty glorious years (1950-2000): the triumph of the US computer engineering : Donald Knuth : TAoCP and its Influence of Computer Science : Richard Stallman : Linus Torvalds  : Larry Wall  : John K. Ousterhout : CTSS : Multix OS Unix History : Unix shell history : VI editor : History of pipes concept : Solaris : MS DOS :  Programming Languages History : PL/1 : Simula 67 : C : History of GCC development :  Scripting Languages : Perl history   : OS History : Mail : DNS : SSH : CPU Instruction Sets : SPARC systems 1987-2006 : Norton Commander : Norton Utilities : Norton Ghost : Frontpage history : Malware Defense History : GNU Screen : OSS early history

Classic books:

The Peter Principle : Parkinson Law : 1984 : The Mythical Man-Month :  How to Solve It by George Polya : The Art of Computer Programming : The Elements of Programming Style : The Unix Hater’s Handbook : The Jargon file : The True Believer : Programming Pearls : The Good Soldier Svejk : The Power Elite

Most popular humor pages:

Manifest of the Softpanorama IT Slacker Society : Ten Commandments of the IT Slackers Society : Computer Humor Collection : BSD Logo Story : The Cuckoo's Egg : IT Slang : C++ Humor : ARE YOU A BBS ADDICT? : The Perl Purity Test : Object oriented programmers of all nations : Financial Humor : Financial Humor Bulletin, 2008 : Financial Humor Bulletin, 2010 : The Most Comprehensive Collection of Editor-related Humor : Programming Language Humor : Goldman Sachs related humor : Greenspan humor : C Humor : Scripting Humor : Real Programmers Humor : Web Humor : GPL-related Humor : OFM Humor : Politically Incorrect Humor : IDS Humor : "Linux Sucks" Humor : Russian Musical Humor : Best Russian Programmer Humor : Microsoft plans to buy Catholic Church : Richard Stallman Related Humor : Admin Humor : Perl-related Humor : Linus Torvalds Related humor : PseudoScience Related Humor : Networking Humor : Shell Humor : Financial Humor Bulletin, 2011 : Financial Humor Bulletin, 2012 : Financial Humor Bulletin, 2013 : Java Humor : Software Engineering Humor : Sun Solaris Related Humor : Education Humor : IBM Humor : Assembler-related Humor : VIM Humor : Computer Viruses Humor : Bright tomorrow is rescheduled to a day after tomorrow : Classic Computer Humor

The Last but not Least Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage and those who manage what they do not understand ~Archibald Putt. Ph.D

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