--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
> 
> >Casper, Thanks for that tidbit.
> >
> >Would you mind exploring that a bit further? I'm now very
> confused...
> >OpenSolaris is not a Kernel, not a distro, but something in
> between?
> >Explain please... And if you can, make comparisons to well-known
> >products... 
> 
> 
> it's a collection of source code repositories each of which are
> generally found in Solaris, are developed for Solaris or indicate
> future directions of Solaris.
> 
> opensolaris.org is the focal point of development of those bits
> of source code.
> 
> 
> I'm not sure what you expected it to be.


Well, in my mind, OpenSolaris was on the way to becoming a "download
iso", "burn disc", "insert into target machine", "boot to CD-ROM",
"install", and "run"... Like, hum... Solaris maybe...

That's what I'm expecting to see when people say: "We've open-sourced
Solaris", or "Solaris is Open Source"

So my expectation is: An open-source distro based on Solaris
technology with ZFS et al, that will be "the next version" of Solaris
that people put on their servers to run their enterprise, home, media
center, embedded systems, set-top boxes, cars, bootable usb keys,
etc...

I'm fairly sure I'm not the only person with that expectation.


Chris Mahan
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