Linked by Robert Escue on Wed 2nd Mar 2005 22:28 UTC
The vast majority of operating system reviews are the result of a user spending a few days or weeks using a particular operating system and writing about their observations. This review is the result of my continued use of Solaris 10 (previously Solaris Express) from August 2003 to February 2005.
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My question if the reviewer is listening is what benefit does Solaris have for using for a home user vs. using Linux?
Probably none at all, just like there is little benefit with one Linux distro over another if you're comfortable and happy with the one you have.
The primary benefit is more in the commercial sector, than for the individual home user or hobbyist.
In the server market if you were someone who likes the central organization and perceived stability that organization brings to a system such as FreeBSD versus the perceived chaos of Linux and its multitude of distributions, then you may well be very interested in Solaris 10 because it offers much of the same as a FreeBSD style of development -- a very stable one stop shopping style of UNIX system.
If you're happy with your Linux system and it does what you want, I'd stick with it and not worry about it.
If you have complaints about things like library stability, the fast pace of new kernels, and scouring the net to "keep up", then you might want to look at Solaris 10, becase those aren't really going to be issues with the standard install. Solaris 10 will have different issues. :-)