"Greg Menke" <gusenet@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Ramon F Herrera <ramon@conexus.net> writes:
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>> On May 6, 6:18 pm, Chris Mattern <sys...@sumire.gwu.edu> wrote:
>>> On 2008-05-05, Ramon F Herrera <ra...@conexus.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> > The best server OS in the history of computing, together with the best
>>> > desktop.
>>>
>>
>>> Yes, but what would Apple contribute?
>>>
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>> (1) The best desktop OS
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> lol!
>
> In its own way OSX is as miserable as Windows. Which would be fine if
> it wasn't also so weird on the command-line. Leopard is a lot better
> than prev editions but theres a LOT of weirdness in OSX. Authentication
> & daemon management to name two are bizarre, poorly or undocumented and
> quite user-unfriendly- the XML you have to wade through in OSX is a real
> PITA- and don't get me started on how obnoxious Finder is.

XML is permeating Solaris too. And I think it stupid. Up until Solaris 8
there was not a tangent in Solaris development, it seemed UNIX like all the
way.

In Solaris 9 there was a hint of trouble to come. More have and
"directoryserver" to start LDAP. Now no self respecting UNIX guru would
create a command that long. A sign of newbees at the OS development table.

Solaris 10, oh the XML. You soon realize there just are some places XML is
just a pain in the back side. And configuration files is one. Ditto Java,
because some developer can't write C or C++ does not mean writting it in
Java is the best way to go.

Hoping Solaris 11 gets back on track. But becoming more proficient on Linux
just in case.

And nothing is as miserable as MS-Windows Vista. Take OSX in a heart beat.