We've treated them as an important ISV.

We think Linux is great for what it's good for, and Solaris is great for what it's good for, and we want people to be able to do both.

The nice thing about Sun workstations is that the quality we build in extends the longevity of their purchase. We want people to get as much value out of our equipment as they can.

We welcome people considering Unix as an alternative for NT. We would like them to be sure to be running on the SPARC platform.

[Linux on SPARC architectures works in two ways in the educational market. The first case involves older SPARC machines, especially ones that are no longer well supported -- or not supported at all -- on Solaris. Putting Linux on them extends their working lives by giving them a modern, well-supported operating system.] The nice thing about Sun workstations is that the quality we build in extends the longevity of their purchase, ... We want people to get as much value out of our equipment as they can.

I love being able to go on local flights when the weather is right. I've popped to the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and been mountain flying in Wales. When I got my licence I was over the moon, it was one of the greatest days of my life - it took two years to get!