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.
What 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).
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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 then though.
It's a decent Unix OS. It's as comfy as any modern Linux distro.
Much nicer than, say, AIX for a development desktop.
What 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).
A newer Gnome, mostly.
> Much nicer than, say, AIX for a development desktop.
Interesting observation. In what way do you think Solaris is better for dev than AIX?
Gnome.
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.