--- Shawn Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 07/04/07, Chung Hang Christopher Chan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Exactly, and what is the point of Solaris if it > is > > > only to make it > > > "just like GNU/Linux"? That's what Nexenta is > for ;) > > > > Yup. Which is why I am asking that there be no gcc > + > > gnome (okay maybe gnome is stretching it given > that > > Sun is behind the GNOME band wagon) entrenchment > in > > nevada. A standard desktop that does not depend on > gcc > > or glibc is necessary imho. > > I'm not sure how GNOME depends on gcc or > glibc...what am I missing?
Since GNOME is a GNU project, I was under the impression that the GNOME libraries were highly dependent on gcc and glibc extensions/behaviour. > > Besides, what other desktop option do we have right > now? GNOME is the > best for accessibility, etc. KDE isn't an option due > to licensing, > C++, etc. XFCE and others aren't mature enough yet, > and CDE is dead, > long live CDE. Yeah, I guess a GPL desktop environment is tough. However, Open Solaris needs more mindshare. Adding KDE will at the very least only help in that regard. It is just as well that something is getting started on that front. I have this acqaintance who got put off by GNOME on Nexenta and who asked me whether there was some other desktop available. Maybe nevada + CDE might change his mind :D Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
