Erast Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Very good point and a right concern (to some degree) IMHO...
> As J.S. mentioned before, in the future we should expect at least 2
> types of OpenSolaris-based distros:
>
> a) GNU-centric, those who trying to re-use GNU/Linux as much as possible
>
> b) Solaris-centric, those who trying to mimic Solaris as much as
> possible
>
> But I'm hoping that both (a) and (b) will be *much more* compatable than
> any two distros in GNU/Linux world. And the reason for my hope is that
> we are using the same "Least Common Denominator"(LCD) - OpenSolaris(tm)
> which is not just a kernel but userland too and developed under the
> single roof. In my sense, LCD will preserve inter-distro compatability.
If you move all binaries from /usr/bin/ to /usr/sun/, like Nexenta is
doing, there is not much user space compatibility with Solaris left over.
Jörg
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