Date:  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:14:00 -0700
From:  "Bruce Timberlake" <brucetimberlake (at mark) gmail.com>
Subject:  [coba-e:06368] Re: Sun replaced Cobalt -- Why?
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> What product replaces the Cobalt/BlueQuartz Sun servers?

BQ != Sun

Sun EOL'd the RaQ and Qube products in 2000-2002. They released all
the UI code, etc. under a BSD license.

The BlueQuartz project has taken that initial code and modified it to
run on a more generic Linux (the Linux on the appliance products was a
fairly customized payload).  The installer disk (available at
Nuonce.net and other places I think) now bundles the CentOS 4.3 OS
with the BQ web UI to replicate the Cobalt appliance functionality
with the security and features of an up-to-date OS.

So nothing will really need to replace BQ. BQ servers are what many
people who run RaQs are migrating to, as the Cobalt hardware is aging
and is underpowered compared to what's available today.  BQ is a lot
like cpanel, webmin, Plesk, etc. -- a "bolt on" admin interface.