What is Solaris?
{{Infobox OS | name = Solaris | logo = Oracle Solaris logo.svg | logo size = 150px | screenshot = File:Oracle Solaris 11, running with GNOME 3.png | caption = [[GNOME desktop]] on Solaris 11 | developer = [[Oracle Corporation]] | family = [[Unix]] | source_model = Mixed [[open source software|open source]] / [[proprietary software|closed source]] | released = June 1992 | working_state = Current | latest_release_version = 11.1<ref>{{cite web | title= Oracle Announces Availability of Oracle Solaris 11.1 and Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.1 | url= http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/1867937 | date= 26 October 2012 | accessdate= 15 December 2012 | archive-date= 2 January 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130102215617/http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/1867937 | url-status= dead }}</ref> | latest_release_date = {{Release date and age|2012|10|26}} | marketing_target = [[Computer workstation|Workstation]], [[Server (computing)|Server]] | programmed_in = [[C (programming language)|C]] | prog_language = [[C (programming language)|C]] | language = [[English language|English]] | kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] | ui = [[OpenSolaris Desktop]] or [[Common Desktop Environment|CDE]] or [[GNOME]] | license = Various | supported_platforms = [[SPARC]], [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]], [[PowerPC]] (Solaris 2.5.1 only) | website = [http://www.oracle.com/solaris Oracle Solaris] }} '''Solaris''' is an [[operating system]] created by [[Sun Microsystems]] in 1992. It was created to run on their [[workstation]]s (but it can be used on most modern PCs) and is still developed today. It used to be called '''SunOS''' until it was renamed to Solaris in 1992. As of 2010, it is one of the main commercial [[UNIX]] variants (The others are [[HP-UX]], [[AIX]], and [[z/OS]]). Solaris