> On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:34:08 -0500, Michael Lee > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ultimately the slashdot link points to a short > article on Phronix about the not-so-bright future of > OpenSolaris at Oracle, albeit the article is a bit > weak on real content--still something about > OpenSolaris made it on slashdot: > > > http://developers.slashdot.org/story/10/02/24/0120245/ > The-Future-of-OpenSolaris > > > --snip--snip-- > jjrff writes > "Phoronix has a little piece about the future (or > lack thereof) of OpenSolaris. It appears based on the > current support lifecycle, OpenSolaris may be going > away. There is a fun thread (read: mild flameage) on > a ZFS list about it." > --snip--snip-- > > This has been discussed to death. > > See to the thread here: > http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/indiana-discuss/ > 2010-February/017593.html > > Generally when it comes to Operating Systems other > than Linux, Slashdot is the last place to look for > any information. > Don't get me wrong, I like Slashdot, but you need to > get your NON-Linux OS news/info somewhere else. > > Regards, > Paul
Yeah, when the news doesn't fit our liking, we can always discredit the source. :-) Having said that, I am more convinced than ever that OpenSolaris does have a very special place. IMNSHO, the old style propaganda machine the old Sun used to employ tends to drive potential developers away, while failing to attract significant number of (dedicated) new users. As we all know, OpenSolaris does have a unique set of features that are critically important in certain areas, and, unlike Linux, it also has a unique history and a noble lineage of established traditions which should make decision-makers feel more comfortable in adopting. Even in the area of desktops, if we are willing to narrow our focus mainly on business desktops, then--amazingly--most of the perceived and acknowledged shortcomings suddenly disappear (or can be managed to disappear). There are, of course, other advantages, e.g., if and when the user base gets too big, who is in the best position to provide services? But that gets in too much of partisanship and my opinions are undoubtedly biased. If you care to walk into a city, county, or even a state building, you will find out that most of the machines there are running Windows XP, some are running Windows 98 (or even Windows 95!) Focusing on business users does not mean that you have to give up home users. Many computer users stick to Windows because that's what's used in their jobs. (Sun's top echelons love/use Mac, and you wonder why OpenSolaris is not widely used even by its owner.) -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
