Wow! people, thank you for that information. Seriously, it helps a real lot.
And yes, I was not mistaken at all when I expected the support for this project to be as good as it is with other Linux distros I have used. Anyway, coming back to my understanding -- To jump into using Solaris, I have the following options, and here are my thoughts -- I could download Nexenta, which I believe uses Debian's apt (something that I absolutely love) and GNU tools. Does it mean I will miss out on anything that is Solaris-specific? Two people have referred to something called the community edition. Is that the same as the Express Edition? Is that what ian refers to when he says "Sun's distribution, the community edition, is the most complete" ?? lloy0076 , your description really helps. Thanks a ton. Sort of sets me up for using Solaris, if you ask me. mphuff, it looks like you read my mind when you say the one I am probably interested in is Nexenta :). However, I would like to try something that is totally Non-GNU or Non-Linux, as I want a fresh start. Yes, Nexenta will definitely ease my transition to Solaris as a development platform, but I eventually want to use the community edition. And your comparison to the BSD model cleared up a lot of things. I am not particularly a fan of *BSD, but I do know some amount of history .. Thanks a bunch, again guys. I will definitely do some more reading ... besides, the community edition is the express edition, right? This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
