I read all the posts. For someone who is very interested in exploring migrating from Linux to Solaris, I am very pleased to see that most of the posts discussed the "problems" of Solaris. I think those posts have given me a much better view of the road that may lie ahead. So far, it is actually quite encouraging.
As I mentioned previously, I have been very actively promoting Linux for many many years. Unfortunately, unless Novell can quickly put all its acts together, I really don't see any future of Linux playing an even non-tritial role in corporate desktops. Compared to the inherent weaknesses Linux has, the problems that currently face Solaris are definitely not insurmountable. However, one key issue that no one seems to acknowledge is, there may not be enough time, or a politically conducive environment, for Solaris to build a momentum. Is there a viable foundation for college, or more importantly, high school, kids to peg their interests? When Linux is all what they can play in school, my experience is, they will grow into, not only Linux enthusiasts, but also (ignorant) Solaris/Sun bashers. Another oversight I have noticed is that no one seems to bother to separate Solaris_86 10 from its predecessors. I have very limited experience with Solaris, but the differences between 10 and 8, at least on the x86 side, are shocking. I don't think many Sun's own developers are aware of these differences. Essentially all the Solaris users I talked to thumbed their nose on OpenSolaris (and many are actively moving toward Linux), because of their prior unpleasant experiences on Solaris_86. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
