On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 12:56 +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote: > > Advanced implies being closer to some destination. I don't know if > > everyone agrees on what that destination is. Features or complexity is > > not a sign of being advanced. > > > > If your goal is video editing, Solaris is not as advanced as other > > operating systems. > > Excellent answer!!! > > > Solaris is great at what it is designed for, and Sun's moves toward open > > source should be embraced. > > What is it designed for exactly?
Sun used to be a maker of workstations, but for the past 15 years has been shifting (quite emphatically) to the server market. Now they are about "big". Big amounts of RAM, big amounts of CPU, big amounts of HBAs. And, thus, an OS that can efficiently use all that stuff, and userland utils to manage it. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. The average girl would rather have beauty than brains because she knows that the average man can see much better than he can think. Ladies' Home Journal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
