> it seems that this operating system is mainly intended for UNIX-gurus > and hardcore Sun software-engineers.
No, not really. It's just the server background of solaris that shines through and, as a result, current users of opensolaris seem to be more server-oriented. I'm not the server person myself, but find my opensolaris desktop very pleasant to use. I'd say that the software selection together with the server-ish packaging/release system is its current weakest spot. External package repositories are still few and can be slow, and mostly - by the looks - still live in the 1998's internet, but it'll sort itself out eventually. > 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.. Selfishly, if you persist with solaris, it will probably improve faster :) SuSE is a very nice choice for desktop and is worth checking out, even if just for the curiosity for KDE environment. There's nothing shameful in using Ubuntu as well. And Fedora is not that bad either. For advanced users, Arch linux is godsent. Gentoo and *BSD people are generally freaky, though, so stay away from those :) No matter which system you'll choose, the time you spend on it won't be wasted ? if/when you switch the systems, you'll get around much easier, the problem solving skills transfer very nicely. Eh, no matter which system you choose, the learning curve won't disappear. Einar.
