On 16/05/07, Brian Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Personally, I am not terribly worried about GNU/Linux users who have a
> hard time moving over to Solaris. I find the goal to be laughable and
> I would far more upset if my OS of choice was diluted to support a
> marketing initiative.
How exactly did you learn Solaris? (It's easy to forget).
The same way I learned to use GNU/Linux distributions? I didn't start
using Solaris until 2005, and it wasn't that difficult get used to
things. No more difficult than learning, say, a *BSD distribution. I
should note that I started using GNU/Linux distributions in 1996...
> GNU/Linux has had a long and illustrious history of ignoring standards
> when it suits them. I have no interest in seeing Solaris travel down
> that same path.
The opposite could be said about Solaris. A) Solaris has an
illustrious history of adopting useless standards, and b) solaris has
an illustrious history of not meeting a needs if there is any conflict
with a standard.
Every technology related platform has a history of good decisions and
bad ones. I also challenge you to name these "useless standards" that
were adopted. Since I know from experience that commercial software
doesn't tend to integrate things that are "useless" I'm certain there
was a business need or requirement for them at some point.
I think it would be more accurate to say that some were "unsuccessful"
or "short-lived."
--
"Less is only more where more is no good." --Frank Lloyd Wright
Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/
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