[OpenIndiana-discuss] How to tell for sure what bit your OS is?

Harry Putnam reader at newsguy.com
Sat May 27 14:02:21 UTC 2017


Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith at oracle.com> writes:

> On 05/26/17 11:34 AM, Harry Putnam wrote:
>> Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith at oracle.com> writes:
>>
>>> For the one I work on (not OI, but "Big Red"), we've been making
>>> this conversion across 5+ years now, and are >90% done in our
>>> development trunk, though much less done in what's been released so
>>> far.  I've written far more about the topic for the terminally
>>> curious at:
>>
>> I guess it might be inappropriate here... but I'm not finding anything
>> with google on the terms Alan Coopersmith and Big Red.
>>
>> Is this slang or an insider name for an OS ... or what?
>
> It's a slang term referring to the color of my employer's logo/branding,
> much as IBM has long been "Big Blue"...
>
> https://www.google.com/#q=Big+Red+Oracle

OK, Got it, thanks for taking the time to reply ; and sorry about the
ill-informed questions.





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