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Solaris 9 Will Be Updated WIth Gnome 2.0

Posted by timothy on from the pitter-patter-of-little-feet dept.

JAZ writes: "According to this article, 'The newest version of the GNOME open source desktop will not be ready in time to ship with Solaris 9 next year, but it will be included with a subsequent Solaris 9 quarterly update ...' Go Gnome!" I wonder if anyone truly prefers CDE.

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  1. If you prefer CDE... by laserjet · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If you prefer CDE, please raise your hand. There's bound to be one person. CDE would not be that bad IF it came with a whole bunch of apps like gnome. CDE looks kind of cool, but it is not that usable compared to more modern GUIs. This is a good choice, and it seems to be what others are doing as well (HP to go with gnome in the upcoming 11.2x release).

    Good for gnome, good for the users.

    and there will be a host of applications that use the gtk libraries that will be available...

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    Moon Macrosystems. Sun's biggest competitor.
  2. With out CDE, it's just not Solaris by RLiegh · · Score: 0, Redundant

    At least that's how I feel about it. :):)

    (on the other hand, with out XFree86, it isn't flying on modern hardware either...at least what I've tried; is 9.0 really going to be any better?)

  3. huh? by nomadic · · Score: 1, Redundant

    This story was published a few weeks ago, and portrayed as negative (oh no, Solaris 9 won't ship with Gnome at first).