[opensolaris-summit] Establishing a Successful OS Platform

[Joerg Schilling]

"Shawn Walker" <swalker at opensolaris.org> wrote:

> >  (Case in point: at work all developers use Windows to develop
> >  applications that run on Solaris servers.)
>
> I think that, indirectly, defining a core platform that people can
> develop for attracts developers. Those developers in turn write tools
> and other software that attracts developers that *develop on* other
> platforms, as you mentioned above.
>
> I think Mac OS X is a great example of that right now...
>
> However, yes, I agree. I think OpenSolaris should be *the* Premier
> Development platform whether you are developing *for* OpenSolaris or
> *on* OpenSolaris :-)

Looking at the available tools, OpenSolaris should be the main development 
platform. You need to propagate this knowledge....

SunOS/Solaris is my premier development platform for more than 23 years now.

Jörg

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