UNIX admin wrote:
Sun Solaris is Sun's distribution of OpenSolaris.
Period.
OK, so where's the difference? Sun Solaris is Sun's distribution of
OpenSolaris. OK. So if B is based on A, but not quite A, however most of it is
made out of A, you could argue that B is not A, but however is A for all
practical purposes, although not intents... or was that too complicated? (;-)
Current Solaris is based on OpenSolaris. That's the bottom line. There is no
more Solaris as we knew it. It's *ALL* OpenSolaris now.
Wrong.
Sun continues to ship Solaris, as a distribution of OpenSolaris.
At least that's what you've been telling us for the past year and a half. Or
trying to tell us.
No it's not.
And what you are saying is hurting OpenSolaris.
I do not believe that for a second, and neither should you.
It is one thing to try and get visibility, but totally another to go to the *extreme* and
try to separate "Sun's distribution of OpenSolaris", as you put it, and
OpenSolaris.
They are related, but not one and the same. You are (were) lumping them
to be one and the same.
Right, which is my attempt to break up this belief
that OpenSolaris is
Solaris.
OK. Solaris is OpenSolaris. Better? You say potato, I say potato, you say
tomato, I say tomato...
No, Solaris is not OpenSolaris, and OpenSolaris is not Solaris.
Is it that hard to say 'Solaris is based off of OpenSolaris', or
'Solaris is a distribution of OpenSolaris'.
Well, I don't know how to put it any other way... you
may believe you
are being practical about it; but you're wrong.
You're confusing the
ser by overly-simplifying things.
If you equate Linux==Red Hat, and OpenSolaris==Sun
Solaris, why not just
go a step further and equate Operating
Systems==Windows?
Operating Systems is plural, and Windows is singular. So that is not logical
nor practical.
As far as "Linux == RedHat", there are principally two choices: one could waste
one's time with other Linux distros (of which there are million), or one could simply
learn ReadHat Enterprise Server, get certified, start raking in the cash, and plough on.
At the end of the day, debating whether or not RedHat is the only Linux in town
won't bring bread on the table, but performing the above described action will.
And one will also take the sanest possible approach to learning Linux.
Fine. "Operating System == Windows".
To paraphrase your argument:
There are principally N choices: one could waste one's time with other
operating systems (of which there are million), or one could simply
learn Windows, get MCSE certified, start raking in the cash, and plough on.
So if you are going to make that distinction between Windows, and the
rest of the world; why do you choose to throw away that distinction for
OpenSolaris?
-steve
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