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BR G On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 1:36 AM, Lou Picciano <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes... And, as long as we're generating this confluence of various 'Memory > Lanes', let's not forget how close to all this NeXT stuff Steve Jobs was, > while he was on the outs with Apple, and how instrumental he was in moving > the ball forward, no matter on which field that ball was being played... > > > I think there is indeed a 'Take Home' for OpenIndiana, and it probably has > nothing to do with this Linux _vs_ Solaris argument, but probably > _everything_ to do with both Linux _and_ Solaris (or, least OpenSolaris), > considered together... > > > > I rrespective of how good it may/may not have been (articulate religious > argument of your choosing here), i t's nonetheless very likely NeXTSTEP would > have died a slow death without a clear, directed branding and evangelism. How > 'good' it was turned out to be a very distant consideration, taken in context. > > > I think one could go on to make the case that both Linux and OpenSolaris > suffer(ed) from a lack of a unified, clear vision... > > > On the other hand, what has Apple done? Does anyone remember the rollout of > Apple's first attempt at 'offering' UNIX to Mac OS users, and how _warmly_ > that was received? (I remember it as if it was yesterday, I'm embarrassed to > say. I may have even thrown some of the tomatoes.) > > > So then, fast forward, throw NeXTSTEP into the mix, and brew up OS X. Could > we argue that it's a lot of the same stuff all of you are already very well > familiar with, but with perhaps the best 'packaging' and 'branding' in the > industry's history? And how did Apple get all those decidedly non-nix users > switched over to UNIX, most of them none the wiser for it, while still > garnering - and even growing - some of the highest brand-loyalty rates in the > industry? Talk about 'quantum leaps', 'paradigm shifts', - again, insert > buzzwords of choice! > > > Hmmm... So what conclusions might we draw from all this? > > > I'll make the same assertions: OpenIndiana is at a crucial point. Believe > that the world is watching. What we do next will determine its future. And > how we respond to these questions about interoperability, ease of adoption, > etc., will be a big part of the 'difference'. > > > I'd suggest we drop the discussions about which command-line is more purist, > better, or will lower cholesterol, and take the very, very long view. > > > Lou Picciano > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gabriel de la Cruz" <[email protected]> > To: "Discussion list for OpenIndiana" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 1:44:50 PM > Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Linux vs. Solaris (Oh please...) > > OSX is based on nextstep > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP > SUN developed it to its next release called OPENSTEP > It was later on purchased by Apple > > The world is small, isnt it? > > Openings seem to close by business nature. > > Cheers > > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Nemo <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 30 March 2011 11:56, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> If you want a working linux desktop buy an Apple ;-) >> >> Hey, Apple is UNIX >> (http://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3555.htm). >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss >> > > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
