Hari Sundararajan wrote: > >What exactly are Solaris and OpenSolaris? Now, coming from a Linux world I >know Linux is actually just the kernel, and the tools are available from >various sources such as GNU, X.Org, apache and so on. > > > Start with the project site, http://www.opensolaris.org/os/
>What about Solaris and OpenSolaris? Is OpenSolaris too just a kernel? What >about the userland then? > > There are a number of distributions based on the Solaris kernel, see http://www.opensolaris.org/os/about/distributions/ >At the SC06 conference Sun handed out Sun Studio CD/DVDs and also Solaris 10 >DVDs. In what way are these Solaris 10 DVDs related to OpenSolaris? > > > Solaris 10 is where Open Solaris started. Various features originally introduced in OpenSolaris have been back ported to Solaris 10 releases (ZFS for instance). >Now, let's assume I want to try OpenSolaris. With Linux distros, I am used to >downloading an ISO, burning it, and booting with it. What should I download >here? > > > Pick a distribution. Sun's distribution, the community release, is the most complete. >Again, is OpenSolaris a complete distribution by itself, including the kernel >and the user/developer tools? Do I get a Gnome/KDE and a Bash shell at boot >stage? >Or is OpenSolaris not a distribution at all, and I am completely mistaken in >my understanding? > > > Each offers its own userland experience. the community release is Sun's route for Solaris. >Finally, what about support? Again, as a regular Linux user I post queries and >replies in various distribution specific forums/IRC, and in general have a >great opinion about community support. Do I get something similar with >OpenSolaris? And how does one contribute back? > > > There are many lists, relating to different aspects of the project. See http://www.opensolaris.org/os/discussions/ >Feel free to answer with as much technical jargon as you want. I am not your >average desktop user who knows nothing beyond word processing, emails and web >surfing. I am just curious to learn more about the Solaris platform, >especially considering I use so much and so many of Sun's products. > > > Spend some time on the site and all of your questions will be answered. Ian _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
