Ross wrote: > Well no, but 2009.06 is a full, release version of OpenSolaris. > Sxce_117 is a fortnightly build of the very latest stuff. > > I've been using the sxce stuff for a while and they're generally > incredibly stable considering how new they are and how little testing > they get. But you always have to remember that sxce is untested > pre-release code and treat it as such. You will hit bugs from time > to time. > > Of course, the good news is that it's generally only a week or two > before bugs you hit are fixed :-D > > I suspect the better approach these days is to install OpenSolaris > and point it at the development repository. Unfortunately I really > don't know exactly what the difference there is between the two.
Yes, if you're interested in running the latest, then the OpenSolaris development builds are a better choice than SXCE, because while they're 90+% the same as SXCE in terms of content, the differences (such as IPS and Caiman) are things that will be used in the next Solaris. Dave
