Comment Where is the source? (Score 1) 330
How about the next time Sun Releases "The Source" to Solaris, they include
the source code and not just object files? Is that too much to ask? I
spent 80 dollars of my own money just to find out that the core of
the networking code in the kernel was shipped as .o files. Last
time I checked, .o files just aren't source code. Sun needs to stop
pandering and lying to the Open Source community and follow through
on its promises.
If Sun didn't rain all over the people trying to write software for
their systems they wouldn't be in such trouble today. What do I mean? I
have have to pay 1000+ dollars for Sun's compiler suite, which includes
a bunch of garbage I certainly don't need, when all I want is
Two hints to Sun's Open Source initiative:
1. Release the source when you say you are going to.
2. Stop ripping off the devlopers.
If you are an idiot:
Yes, gcc works on Solaris. But it certainly doesn't compile the
most important code written for Solaris, i.e. Solaris itself.
