Michelle Olson wrote:
> [snip]
>> "Which Release do I Need?"
>> - I'd suggest changing this topic to "Choosing a Distribution" or 
>> "Which Release Fits my Needs?"
>> - under SXCE, I'd mention that this is the current development version 
>> of Solaris. Perhaps change "..of the entire WOS" to "the entire 
>> OpenSolaris source base". Also, "additional technology not released as 
>> source" might hint that the system is not open source, so I'd suggest 
>> changing it so it won't give that idea.
> got these, thanks.

Hi Michele

Marty Duey had corrected me on the comment above, it's not accurate to 
state that SXCE equals a build of the entire code base because it 
contains more than that - StarOffice, for instance.

Here's his email in case it slipped past you:

> Hi Rafael,
> 
> I'm replying to your suggested changes to the SXCE entry in the "Which 
> Release do I Need?" section.  Your recommendation to change the "WOS" 
> wording is perhaps accurate, but incomplete.  That's because SXCE more 
> than a binary distribution of the Solaris source.
> 
> As for SXCE not being open source, that's true.  It's true that it's 
> based on the open source Solaris code, but it includes binaries for many 
> Sun products that are not (yet) redistributable or open source.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Marty


thanks
Rafael

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