> It would be better to go with the ATT AST tools > (http://www.research.att.com/sw/download/). AST supports many of the > BSD and GNU command line options missing in the native Solaris > userland and conform to POSIX.
If those tools are truly compatible with the GNU variants and track feature changes with the GNU "upstream" (so to speak), then certainly they are worth considering. However, the intent here is to be compatible/familiar with the vast majority of UNIX-based systems where new development is taking place. As far as I can see, those are GNU/Linux and MacOS X systems. Although compatibility with current Solaris systems in also very important, in order for OpenSolaris to survive (and not just stagnant), it needs to move forward to embrace the audiences not currently using it. _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
