Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 31st Jan 2003 00:09 UTC
Well, we all have used Unix, in one form or another (maybe even through embeded products). But which one is your favorite flavor of Unix-based/Unix-alike OSes? Read more and vote! Update: SHAME on you, who ever you are: Messing/hacking with go2poll's code and altering the results in favor of FreeBSD. By doing so, you are doing MORE BAD than good to your favorite platform.
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I use a Powerbook for my desktop. Hence, I run OS X. This lets me use all the productivity apps and provides a good platform for general computer use, such as gaming and browsing.
I have an U2E, which runs Solaris 8 Sparc. I use this box for some sparc specific applications related to work. I think I'm gonna replace it with an E450.
I also have a dual x86 box running Solaris 8 x86. I run Solaris on this box because Solaris has the best SMP code in the Unix world, IMHO. I also spent quite a while as a Solaris admin, so I'm pretty comfortable with the layout and structure of Solaris. If I get the E450, this box will become a QNX box.
I don't like BSD as much, prefering SVR4, so I don't use *BSD. (Except OS X) I got sick of linux, it feels more like a toy. I also got sick of the linux user (luser) community. Plus sorting through all the distros is a huge time suck, plus there is so much crap in each one, it's hard to tell what all is actually installed. With Solaris, I have to install everything by hand. It takes time, but I know exactly what is installed and what versions are installed.
I also tend toward minimalism. I don't run Gnome, I don't run KDE. I run Blackbox for my WM, it is 18k lines of code. Given that I use my Solaris x86 box for development, I only need xterms, multiple desktops, gcc, gdb, and a few other debugging utilities.
Cheers....
- Kelson