On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:54:15 -0600 (CST) "David Dyer-Bennet" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, January 14, 2009 13:39, Fredrich Maney wrote: > > I agree with one caveat: the native fully supported and integrated Sun > > tools should be come first the default PATHs when shipped and > > modifying that value should be left up to the user. > I see the logic. But what that implies is that somebody used to pretty > much any other modern system will immediately hit a steep learning curve > the second they touch Solaris. Is that really a good idea?
A very good question. I'd say "yes", because that increases the chances they might actually look at the documentation when their old habits don't work rather than asking on a list why things are broken. Even more relevant might be the question of whether or not we can really change it in any significant way, other than by targeting some specific other system? In which case, do we want to target the wannabe's of GNU/Linux? Do any of the remaining commercial Unices use GNU tools by default? The BSD-based systems generally don't even install them unless you ask for them. The clear leader in the desktop market - Windows - doesn't provide them. Personally, I'd argue against trying to look like some other system. ON should be the best system it can be; not the best imitation of some other system it can be. <mike -- Mike Meyer <[email protected]> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information. O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
