[indiana-discuss] Standards ? An derivative proposal.

[Milan Jurik]

Hi Bryan,

V út, 15. 01. 2008 v 15:30, Bryan Boone píše:
> ...But if Indiana wants to lure Linux folks to Solaris, it needs to 
> offer tools that are familiar.  I cut my teeth as a Windows 3.0 
> developer, but I came to Linux via Mac OS X.  What was true in OS X 
> (BSD) was true, for the most part, in Linux.  Migration was easy and it 
> was a win-win for me.

A bit different case. In Mac OS X, command line utilities are not key
part of system. And what I see here again, the only argument is just -
because it is GNU, not important if it is better or worse, it is GNU
used by Linux. Dot.

> I keep coming back to Solaris (Indiana, SolarisExpress, Belenix, 
> Nexenta) because of stability (tho I have no problem with the Linux 
> kernel), performance, etc... But what continues to baffle me (a mere 
> mortal) is the administration of it. (and general tools).  From my 
> perspective, gnu tools (by default) are a big plus, with the promise of 
> learning Solaris tools as I become a super user.
> 

(Nearly) No objections against it in case that GNU utilities have all
specific enhacements done in ON for years. Here you are operating with
this premise. What will Indiana do if some utility will need to be
changed in "Solaris view" and GNU upstream will not accept it? It will
maintain specific patches forever? Basic command line utilities are not
just some add-ons, they are key part of the OS...

> -Bryan

Best regards,

Milan