Re: [tlug] Linux user "new" in Tokyo

[Jim Grisanzio <Jim.Grisanzio@example.com>]

Josh Glover wrote:
> On 07/04/2008, Jim Grisanzio <Jim.Grisanzio@example.com> wrote:
>
>   
> >  hey ... I use Mac and Solaris and I'm safe here! :) Actually, it's Mac at
> > home and Ubuntu and OpenSolaris at work.
> >     
>
> <troll jerkFactor="massive">Solaris sucks!</troll>
>
> Are Sun employees allowed to run MacOS? ;)
>   

Oh, there are many Macs here. :) Most of us use Sun Rays, though, and as 
Solaris moves to the desktop many more are running Solaris on their 
laptops.

> Seriously though, why not OpenSolaris at home as well?
>   

Well, when I work at home (email, browser, irc, gaim, openoffice), I'm 
primarily using Solaris. Actually, I'm currently running OpenSolaris 
Developer Preview 2, which is quite nice since it's much smaller than 
Solaris and/or Solaris Express. It's still a bit beta, but it installs 
from one CD in just a few clicks, it boots/runs much faster, wireless 
works out of the box, and it has the new package management system in 
there, too (though that part has no GUI yet). So, non-techies like me 
can now use Solaris to get around without too much pain. :) Finally.

But for non-work home use, I prefer the Mac. I'm trying to get into 
digital photography, and I just think the user experience on Solaris and 
Linux for photography is not nearly as good as the Mac. In a pinch, GIMP 
on Linux or Solaris is just fine for me to touch up some images when I'm 
traveling, but not to spend any real time on it.

Jim

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