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How relevant is Solaris these days? Does it even make sense for them to add support when such a tiny fraction people would use it?
by seabrookmx 4y ago
How relevant is Solaris these days? Does it even make sense for them to add support when such a tiny fraction people would use it?
- shrubble 4y agoIt is still used by some, but most importantly it shows a lack of portability. In the past the view that "all the world's a VAX" hampered portability, now we have "Everything is MacOS/Windows/Linux"... yet lots of properly designed software is easily ported to all kinds of platforms, even the BeOS-derived Haiku...
- seabrookmx 4y ago> most importantly it shows lack of portability If it already runs on two Unix-likes I don't see the absence of Solaris support showing lack of portability. I actually think Solaris usage is the _more_ important piece: software is made for users and if those users don't exist (or there's such a small number as to make the opportunity cost of development not worth it) then what is the point?