On Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:44:59 +1000 Jim Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 04/09/2006, at 11:28 PM, Stefaan A Eeckels wrote: > > > On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:18:07 +1000 > > Dan Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> my last resort is of course solaris 10. > > > > In my experience, on SPARC Solaris 10 is the superior OS. > > > > (no criticism is intended) developer resources are scarce for sparc, Hmm. Nearly everything that's available on Linux is available on Solaris, if not always pre-compiled (which I do not consider a problem). I develop Java programs on a SPARC with Solaris for deployment on Windows, Linux and Solaris. > meanwhile another option for linux users is gcj/gij, this runs fine > on sparc & sparc64, for example build and run openoffice.org The problem is that Linux on SPARC doesn't allow you to compile for Solaris - and one of the reasons to use a SPARC workstation is to develop software for the larger Solaris servers. There are better platforms to run Linux (and *BSD) than SPARC. Take care, -- Stefaan -- As complexity rises, precise statements lose meaning, and meaningful statements lose precision. -- Lotfi Zadeh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
