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I agree!
I ran Solaris 10 on a laptop and it was painful. If they had a better driver model, I would think about using it again.

I didnt like the Java desktop either...does everything they make have to be stamped with "Java"?

I was using it mainly so that I could work on Solaris development at home.
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Either way...  Tim Patterson | 06/12/07
Yes, that would be a very smart strategic move for Sun. I assume they will  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
Linus rips Sun, Schwartz fires back  Tim Patterson | 06/13/07
I think Linus will calm down and cooler heads will prevail. But, it is  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
Awesome...  J2002 | 06/12/07
Yes, Solaris will benifit a lot. They need to adopt the Linux driver model,  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
I agree!  otaddy | 06/13/07
I wonder if Solaris has or will adopt DBUS. That is how all plug and play  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
Oh  Boot_Agnostic | 06/13/07
No small task, maybe even impossible  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/13/07
Linux will go GPL3 as soon as there is enough consensus. Solaris under GPL3  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
I think you over simplify it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/13/07
You'd be surprised how fast it would happen if Linus and his lieutenants  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
That I agree with  Michael Kelly | 06/13/07
Also keep in mind...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/13/07
No, you just re-write the part they wrote. But, if they are dead, you  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
Another thing, you can use the existing code as a model to write the new  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
Kernel code is constantly changing ...  George Mitchell | 06/13/07
Re: No small task, maybe even impossible  none none | 07/06/07
Richard Stallman is a lot smarter than anybody realizes. He made the right  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
Message has been deleted.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/13/07
Stallman wrote the most popular Free Software license ever, and it looks  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
Do you have . . .  JLHenry | 06/13/07
No matter how many times I say it, fruitcakes like you and NoAxe, seem to  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
Linus and Johnathan have figured out that fighting between Solaris and  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPL 3  Loverock Davidson | 06/13/07
Got you ******* all in a bunch over this LoverBoy??? I guess you hate to  DonnieBoy | 06/13/07
Nope  Loverock Davidson | 06/13/07
Not being a developer  mhenriday | 06/13/07
Really?  Loverock Davidson | 06/13/07
don't feed the troll  fireman949 | 06/13/07
I know  Loverock Davidson | 06/13/07
You could have kept your mouth shut and let people think you are an idiot..  fireman949 | 06/13/07
Name calling  Loverock Davidson | 06/13/07
He's a Club member  Ole Man | 06/13/07
There is an alternative  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 01/23/08

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