> > 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 > 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)
Because the "desktop way" is seriously lacking. Clicking on pretty buttons and icons doesn't cut it when you need to "floor the pedal to the metal". It's good enough for a consumer that wants to drive 55MPH on the highway. For those that need to floor it on the racing track, it has and will never cut it. So I think that the analogy was pretty much in order. If you are going to buy a Ferrari, you will be forced to push the buttons to switch gears and there won't be any clutch. For a "regular" driver like me that just SUCKS because I want A SHIFTER AND A CLUTCH (aka "desktop user"), but Ferrari and the professional drivers obviously don't agree with me on that. Same with Bugatti Veyron. To transfer 1000HP from the engine to the road, you need a very special drivetrain, and driving the thing won't be the same as driving a FIAT or a KIA. It just won't physically cut it. So one needs different controls and mechanisms for that. I think it was a very good analogy. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
