> But if all you wanted to do is just "get stuff out of > your computer", then why are you here? Why Solaris? > Somebody with that kind of mentality can be perfectly > happy on Windows. If you don't care about how it all > works, you don't need the most advanced operating > system on the planet. Windows will do.
First, I don't necessarily agree that Solaris is the undisputed most advanced OS on the Planet. Solaris and x86 have a long way to go before they catch up to the mainframe. As for why Solaris, because I know Solaris. I work with Solaris, and for the most part like working with Solaris. And to your point, I don't run Solaris as a desktop. It is missing too much. To me Solaris always has been and probably always will be a server OS. Currently I run Windows. So I use Roxio or Nero to do my burns. I may switch to MacOS. > If all you care about is getting from point A to > point B, any cheapo car will do. You don't need a > Bugatti Veyron, and you shouldn't expect a Bugatti > Veyron to be the same to use as a KIA, Citroen or > Renault. If you do, then get a KIA, Citroen, or > Renault. Bad analogy, a better analogy would be to say that the advanced Buggati requires you to use non-standard steering controls that involve two retractable steering lever arms that alow you to independantly contol each wheel. Bugatti would not force their customers to use this technically superior control system, that takes years to master. Why should a desktop OS force their users to learn an unfamiliar control system, when there is a standard paradym that over 998% of the world uses? The Window, Icon and Desktop metaphor. (MacOS, Windows, KDE, Gnome, FVWM, NextStep, CDE...etc...etc...etc) -Brian This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
