I installed OpenSolaris just to experiment with a new OS. The only two I have used in the past were Windows, and more recently Mac OS X. I am a front-end web developer -- so nothing very "techie" -- and have never even used Linux before, so I don't really know anything about UNIX-like operating systems (apart from what I can gather from Mac OS). The first time I used shell commands was a couple of weeks ago.
I thought I'd like to try out a new OS just for fun, and since I like to do a bit of Java programming as a hobby I thought OpenSolaris would be good. However -- and correct me if I'm wrong -- but it seems that this operating system is mainly intended for UNIX-gurus and hardcore Sun software-engineers. Should I persit with OpenSolaris (as a hobby) just as a "general use" environment? Am I wasting time because I'm simply not part of the intended user demography? I was thinking of moving onto something a bit more cushy like OpenSUSE for my first foray into the world of Open Source UNIX-like stuff. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
