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Last time I experimented with OpenSolaris, it seemed as though it was very useful for Java development, but not a whole lot else. It might have changed since t
by j_baker 16y ago
Last time I experimented with OpenSolaris, it seemed as though it was very useful for Java development, but not a whole lot else. It might have changed since then though.
- rbanffy 16y agoIt's a decent Unix OS. It's as comfy as any modern Linux distro. Much nicer than, say, AIX for a development desktop.
- nailer 16y agoWhat does it do better than Solaris 10, which seems about the equivalent of AIX or HPUX in terms of installation, package deployment, and toolset maintenance (as little as possible).
- rbanffy 16y agoA newer Gnome, mostly.
- chollida1 16y ago> Much nicer than, say, AIX for a development desktop. Interesting observation. In what way do you think Solaris is better for dev than AIX?
- rbanffy 16y agoGnome. Last time I used AIX, I used CDE. I assume I could install Gnome (I did it on an SGI, long ago) but I never got to.