> As J.S. mentioned before, in the future we should > expect at least 2 > types of OpenSolaris-based distros: > > a) GNU-centric, those who trying to re-use GNU/Linux > as much as possible > > b) Solaris-centric, those who trying to mimic Solaris > as much as > possible > > But I'm hoping that both (a) and (b) will be *much > more* compatable than > any two distros in GNU/Linux world. And the reason > for my hope is that > we are using the same "Least Common Denominator"(LCD) > - OpenSolaris(tm) > which is not just a kernel but userland too and > developed under the > single roof. In my sense, LCD will preserve > inter-distro compatability.
That is unlikely to happen, although I hope that Moinak G. will make it possible. Why? Because someone who really knows and understands UNIX won't give GNU five minutes. GNU is all about the hype and brute force and none of the quality/snandards. UNIX people (and don't tell me that there are no "UNIX people"!) that could bring it together will spring for b) because they know that's the right way of doing things (sorry, but that's just the way it is). Those who don't yet know UNIX and have "grown up on GNU diet" as Moinak puts it (rightly so), will be pushing for GNU. With a few notable exceptions, those people don't have the necessary experience to bring it all together properly, and if they keep pushing GNU, they're not likely to get that experience either. So, with a few exceptions, things will stay as they are. I can't really say that I'm sorry about that, GNU tools are very poor in every respect. I'd much rather be using Sun Studio compilers than GCC, for example. Good/usable/quality applications from GNU land will find their way into Solaris. Yet, there is some hope left. If Solaris attracts critical enough mass of developers (and it looks poised to do so), those people may start using Solaris as their main development platform. This, I hope, would eventually lead to extinction of GNU in its present form. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
