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totoaus
Sep 26, 2008 9:16 PM
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Frankly, I think Sun will keep on with Solaris for some time, and it also is in the public domain as Open Solaris.
Those who think Sun will or should change direction to the path they themselves believe is correct are either forgetting something, or smoking funny cigarettes.
Sun is like Apple, FIERCLY independent and determined to go in a direction of their choosing. Also like Apple, Sun has been touted as heading toward failure, yet they continue to survive, thrive and show many of their peers how guts, ability and talent can defy the most condemning criticism.
Personally, when I read comments like those of the Linux Foundation above, I hope it's the foundation that fails, and falls victim to those they criticize. Comments like those of the Linux Foundation, to me, always sound as though they are rooted in fear of the company mentioned.
Comment made about the PC Authority article:
Linux Foundation director takes on Solaris?
Unix vs Linux continues
What do you think? Join the discussion. |
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Nat.W¿LL¿
Sep 26, 2008 9:26 PM
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hobo joe will have somethin to say about this lol |
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Hobo_Joe
Sep 27, 2008 11:57 AM
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I agree toto, alot of things mentioned in that article are Zemlins own opinion.
He obviously has no idea how Sun's faring at all.
He only knows and sees what the public see.
This line here:
Naturally, Sun Microsystems doesn't view Solaris's future prospects inquite the same way.
Perfectly sums it up for me.
Sun's completely independent.
Just like toto says, I can see from working at Sun that Sun isn't interested in conforming to mainstream trends. We make our own trends and pave our own future.
Very easy for Zemlin to criticise Sun for not doing what he feels is right. But in my opinion he's just scared! |
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malai5
Sep 27, 2008 12:47 PM
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Isn't it amazing that the Linux Foundation should have a go at a company that supports the same philosophy that Linux is supposed to. By that I mean independant and open.
Gee, it doesn't take long for a little bit of power to go to some peoples heads, does it.
Sun has gone it's independant way and bit by bit has secured a swath of programs and applications that are of great use to ALL areas of computing, free and closed.
Their latest acquisition, VirtualBox, allows them to access the virtual computing world, both commercial and comsumer.
This relatively small company has made itself relavent BECAUSE of it's independant stance, not inspite of it. In some sense, Sun could actually represent a model that the Linux Foundation should emulate, not put down. (Do I see a little envy here, a little paucity of spirit on behalf of the Linux Foundation.)
Cheers
Malai5 |
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Hobo_Joe
Sep 27, 2008 1:12 PM
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It should also be noted that the majority of OpenSolaris is open source. Only certain Sun technologies are kept internal. |
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totoaus
Oct 3, 2008 10:35 PM
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No Hobo_Joe, he only sees what he wants to see: I think that's what psychiatrists calls Delusional behavior, sadly I think in his profession it's called marketing. Either way, I remain HIGHLY SCEPTICAL. I just wonder how he'd reply to our comments. |