"Shawn Walker" <swalker at opensolaris.org> wrote:
> >> The reality is that most "POSIX/*NIX" applications today are written
> >> for GNU/Linux systems, not Solaris.
> >
> > You are missinterpreting things. Linux is not POSIX.
>
> I am quite aware of that. But it certainly qualifies as "POSIX-like".
Well, in any case the probbility that softwware designed for and developed on
a POSIX system will also run on a POSIX alike (like Linux) is bigger than
vice versa.
> > If you develop on Solaris, your software is much more portable than it
> > would be
> > if you do the same on Linux. Guess why I develop my software on Solaris.
>
> Yes, but you are in a minority; sadly.
I believe that one important task for us in the OpenSolaris community is to
educate people on better development platforms ;-)
> > The only way to deal with the real problem is to work on a change in the OS
> > base foe developers. Explain them that they get much better debugging tools
> > and
> > explain them what problems a Linux based environment introduces.
>
> Education may keep our ivory tower sparkling white, but it certainly
> won't win us any developers or users.
If you like that people stop at your restaurant in the night, you need to set
up a light.
J?rg
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