> On Friday 07 October 2005 07:48 pm, W. Wayne Liauh wrote: > > The fact that Solaris is different from Linux, and that it requires a > > steeper learning curve, may actually be advertised as an advantage. (Read: > > an "elite" OS) "Easy" may not play well with business users. OTOH a > > "default" Linux installation (especially on notebooks) is inherently > > insecure. It's just that no one bothers to talk about it. (Of course this > > problem can be easily fixed, but the key word is the "default" > > installation.) This message posted from opensolaris.org > > > > Alan DuBoff wrote: > > I'm not so sure that I would say Solaris requires a steeper learning curve > than Linux, both require quite a learning curve. I don't find Solaris any > more difficult, and in some ways it's easier for me. > > And yes, I have worked on both Linux and Embedded Linux in the past, so I'm > very familiar with them, as well as *BSD. > > However, I wouldn't place either of them as an end all solution for all cases, > and I'm a believer in using the right tool for the job. There are some things > I wouldn't use Solaris for, such as an embedded device with minimal memory > and storage. Similarly, I wouldn't use Linux in a 4-way server where heavy > loads are a requirement.
I second everything you wrote, and would add that the percieved difficulty of using any given operating system / environment is always a function of what you're attempting to do with it. No one is truly qualified to speak on how easy or difficult Solaris or GNU/Linux is outside their specific domain of experience. For example, most Linux distributions do seem have intuitive installers, but now that I find myself working with it every day, I often find myself wishing it handled certain tasks in manner more like Solaris. It seems like things change rapidly and a little thing can set off a chain reaction in a large system that can ruin my whole day. Dave _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
