Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 08:45:19 -0400 From: "Christopher T. Jewett" <ctjewett@zdnetonebox.com> To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: The desktop apathy? I think not. Message-ID: <20010531124519.SSJB28488.mta10.onebox.com@onebox.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] > Now Sun and HP are actually considering GNOME for their > own desktops. The commercial guys didn't rescue the commercial Unix > desktop, so I fail to see where your touching faith in their ability > to rescue BSD (or Linux) comes from. In case you missed it, they're not just considering it. It's actually happening. Sun officially released Gnome 1.4 for Solaris 8 about 3 weeks ago. http://www.sun.com/software/star/gnome/getgnome14.html They're not stopping their, either. After Gnome 2.X is released in mid 2002, it will be the *default* desktop on Solaris. HP isn't sitting on it's duff either. As for commercial Unix vendors not helping the desktop initiative, all one has to do is visit gnome.org and see the incredible list of financial backers they've got. Just take a look here: http://www.gnome.org/commsupp.html It's going to take a lot of work, but Unix for the desktop is coming, and in a *BIG* way. Look at all of the major players that have lasted from the days of DOS and you'll see all sorts of alliances being made. Call me hopeful, but I see a day in the not-to-distant future where Unix is the standard, with hundreds of different flavors to choose from. Chris ___________________________________________________________________ To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com [-- Attachment #2 --] begin:vcard version:3.0 FN:Christopher Jewett N:Jewett;Christopher ;;; ADR:;;3624 Niagara Street;Wayne;MI;48184-1958;; EMAIL;TYPE=internet:ctjewett@zdnetonebox.com TEL;TYPE=voice,fax,pref,msg:(415) 430-2161 x1250 TEL;TYPE=voice,home:(734) 729-2620 TEL;TYPE=voice,work:(248) 324-4458x138 TEL;TYPE=pager:(734) 504-5586 URL:http://www.kantus.com end:vcard
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