lqualig@uku.co.uk writes:

>> Here are a number of things I might hold against Solaris:
>>
>> 1- Recognized name brand
>> 2- officially certified
>> 3- commercial grade
>>
>>
>> Those are the kind of things that appeal to corporate types,
>> not people that appreciate fine operating systems.
>
>
>
> Just because something is recognized, officially certified and
> commercial grade is not a reason to dismiss the product.
>
> Do you wear a name brand sneaker or some no-name brand from K-Mart?

No name, but I don't shop at K-Mart.

> Do you fly on name-brand airlines or some unknown "Sky Friend" brand?

I usually take the plane that's going where I'm going.

> Do you buy a name brand automobile or do you build your own kit-car with
> unbranded parts?

If I was still into fooling around with cars, I'd have no problem
with a kit-car. Certainly with an OS, I very much appreciate being
able to mess with the parts.

> Do you go to a AMA certified doctor or some hack who
> works out of his apartment?

A name brand doctor?

> So if you are willing to accept "name brands" for clothing and you
> don't have a problem with an AMA board certified doctor then why should
> you hold this against an OS?

By that logic, I should be using Windows only. The biggest name
brand of all.

> Why would anyone insist on ignoring an OS because it is "commercial
> grade" or achieved an official certification. I would think that the
> quality of the OS would be the first and foremost factor in your
> decision and not some "anti-establishment" mentality.

I think you're reading too much into my statement. I did say
"might hold against". I'm just pointing out that the criteria
cited did nothing for me. I've always been attracted to the
underdog. If those are the only reasons to use Solaris,
I'm not convinced.

Tell me the OS is reliable, fast, flexible, (as Solaris is),
and then I'll listen.

In my everyday work, I use Solaris a lot. I used to use
Sparc/Solaris as my desktop system at work and at home.
Unfortunately, Sun decided a while back that they could
sell servers without being competitive on the desktop and
I finally gave in and switched to Linux for desktop use.

Now, it's hard to tell what they are up to but to make me
switch, they have to do _better_ than Mandrake to interest me.
We'll see.