On Sun, 2005-11-27 at 11:10 -0800, Rich Teer wrote: > On Sun, 27 Nov 2005, Erast Benson wrote: > > > Solaris 8,9,10,11 are different, and therefore "carry" the same risk for > > end user's apps. > > You're forgetting a rather important detail: Sun places a big emphasis > on backwards compatibility, so migrating to newer versions of Solaris > carries much less risk than migrating to a new version of Linux. > > Linus has specifically stated that not only is backwards compatibilty > not a requirement for him, but that he (and the other Linux developers) > will deliberately break compatibility with previous releases to discourage > binary-only software. Because of this policy, how long do you think it > will be before companies like Nvidia take a look at their Linux vs Solaris > maintenance costs, and decide to srop support for the former as a cost > saving measure?
Hey, I do not disagree. :-) This is the reason why we started Nexenta OS development after all. And btw, Nexenta OS is as stable at its core as Solaris. Nexenta OS as compatible (core userland and kernel) with Solaris as SchiliX. Moreover, we are working on the solution which will allow users to switch personalities dynamically. So, if someone wants pure Solaris-like behavior, it is going to be very easy possible. Erast _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
