On Aug 1, 2007, at 12:31 PM, Rajiv Gunja wrote:
Roger,
My comments are in Blue:
.....
To tell you the truth, the last time I was working on BSD was in
1996-98 and have not touched it since. Also if what you say is
true, why is it still not popular even thought it existed even
before Linux became popular?
Let's not dig ourselves into arguments about marketshare, conflated
with technical superiority (otherwise it's Windows >> Solaris, game
set and match).
While there is much to commend ports, and BSD in general, I think
there are two factors going against source distribution:
1) I think we should strive for commonality between the commercial
Solaris and the OpenSolaris
2) Source distribution is inconsistent with most ISV behavior
(1) and (2) conspire to make binary distribution the primary
mechanism in my not so humble opinion.
....ou honestly think that any sane company will install a compiler
on their production server? or in fact let the SA tweak software
installs at the last minute? If they do, they must have no
standards or procedure or run by armatures.
Well, back in the day, SunOS required recompilation to add or delete
devices ... and it was certainly used by non amateurs ;> But the
world has moved on, and the ability to function in a binary mode is
an advantage. Having the ability to also handle source distribution
would be a plus for those that want it (being able to recompile for
the local platform does have performance advantages).
Keith H. Bierman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Strategic Engagement Team | AIM: kbiermank
http://blogs.sun.com/khb |
<speaking for myself, not Sun*> Copyright 2007
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