Eric Boutilier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >If there are two ways to go. One is OpenSource and the other is not, then
> >it seems to be obvious that the non OSS solution os incompatible with an OSS
> >platform like OpenSolaris.
> >
> >
>
> Here, you're saying that OpenSolaris is a "platform". What I'm arguing
Where do you see this?
I never said this. OpenSolaris is a set of sources.
> is that because we don't want people to start thinking there is any real
> meaning to the phrase "OpenSolaris platform", we shouldn't use it.
> OpenSolaris is a code base, a web portal, a community... but it does not
> have platform status. I suppose there's a chance that maybe it will
> someday in the future, but it doesn't yet.
I am not sure whether you use/understand the term OpenSolaris the right way.
Opensolaris allows you to add Closed source parts but if you do, you go a
nonclompliant way as other OpenSolaris based distributions will usually be
unable to follow your way.
Jörg
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