On Tuesday 23 May 2006 02:16, UNIX admin wrote: > > I don't expect everything to be available via a GUI, > > but I do expect that > > there is a decent printer configuration tool; that > > SUN get with the > > programme, lynch that POS that is lp, and replace it > > with something from the > > 21st century, namely CUPS coupled with GIMP-Print and > > friends. > > I have to sorely dissapoint you, but CUPS breaks in exactly the same way as > "PoS lp" with my color LaserJet printer, so it's apparently no better than > the "Solaris PoS lp". > > And if I were you, next time I'd attempt to understand the stuff I'm about > to diss.
Fill me in, what model, I may be able to help. Sorry, when I see people able to setup printers using CUPs, with the very odd one not working, it says alot more than the current situation with Solaris. > > Geeze, when I see the deficiencies in Solaris 10, I > > am tempted to write a > > thesis on 'why Solaris sucks' - it seem that out of > > the 30,000 people > > employed at SUN, there isn't even *ONE* person with a > > *CLUE* about designing > > and operating system that is pleasent to use! > > Reality check - Solaris isn't there to cook breakfast for you on your > vanilla desktop PC you bought at Wal-Mart -- it's there so that you the ATM > can give you money out of your bank account and so that your monthly > banking statement is OK, and many other things you take for granted. > > If you want a dumbed down GUI in Solaris, by all means, I warmly encourage > you to roll your sleeves up and get to work! Wonderful, when it doubt, claim that any improvement to the user experience is 'dumbing down' - just a quick question, who has 95% of the desktop? > On the other hand, if you just want A GUI, then do look at Windows, Linux > or OS X, all the three have plenty of that "play doh" look & feel to keep > you happy for a very, very long time. Pulease, I don't even know why I'm replying, but need I remind you that Solaris isn't just a server OS, but a workstation one as well - if the workstation experience is shit, then no one will run it as a workstation, meaning less dollars in Johnny's pocket, and an unhappy Scott (as he see's his shares nose dive). Its not *MY* responsibility to fix up the cock ups of SUN - if I were fixing them up, I sure as heck wouldn't doing it for free, I can tell you that! Matty Matty _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
