I don't agree. I think that OpenSolaris/Solaris could be very competitive if Sun focuses on x86 (32 and 64 bits). If Sun could by hook or by crook support (as in drivers) a vast array of hardware out there, provide a centralized way of installing/upgrading software (make it as easy as possible) and patches, and persuade, again by hook or by crook, 3rd party vendors, e.g., Adobe's Acrobat Reader, to support Solaris x86. I think it may be an impossible set of tasks and very unlikely to happen but if, since we're talking hypothetically, they could accomplish the above, then Sun could easily compete with Linux and possibly become the 2nd most popular OS after Windows of course. But alas, the choice on the desktop is either Windows or Linux, the latter a distant second. However, Dell has recently started to offer boxes with Ubuntu installed. If it means anything at all, Linux is gaining more and more acceptance. <p> Mind you, it's certainly much better now with Solaris 10, then it was a few years ago--Sun was once going to shutdown Solaris x86--but as far as driver support goes, Solaris x86 pales in comparison with Linux and obviously Windows. <p> NetBSD doesn't seem to have much traction these days. Does anyone care about processors outside of AMD, Intel, Sun, and IBM's these days at least in servers and desktops? <p> I'd rather have stellar support for x86-class CPUs especially with multi-cores being the new black than a wide variety of CPUs. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
