Thomas Poole wrote:
Jerry Callison wrote:
The Solaris vs. Linux vs. OS X vs. FreeBSD debate is painfully
symptomatic of what has traditionally hindered Unix -- too many
alternatives and too much variation.
I couldn't agree more. Instead of concentrating on adding features or
value, a lot of projects concentrate on porting existing apps to
different OSes, and OSes to different hardware. My latest gripe is with
the current effort to porting opensolaris to PPC. I see very little
need for that, especially when they are porting to Apple PPC. While it
may be cool for the porters, it adds complexity and maintenance issues.
I wish people would concentrate their efforts on better applications,
better security and better administration tools. I'll then pick the
hardware and OS to suit my needs.
This is an excellent point, but personally I will stand up and cheer
when OpenSolaris runs stably on PPC hardware. Why? Macs beat up x86
boxes, take their lunch money, and send them home crying to mommy...much
as Solaris does to Linux. To have a G5 on my desk running Solaris would
be, quite simply, heaven to me.
-Dave
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