Re: What does OpenSolaris Success look like to you? (was Re: [Fwd: Re: [osol-discuss] GPLv3?])

[Dick Spellman]

Christopher Mahan wrote: --- Stephen Harpster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Complexity *is* the issue. With 15 million lines of very complex code, I would argue it would take a long time for the non-Sun kernel developers to outnumber the Sun kernel developers. Actually, given the total number of kernel developers in the world, I'd wager it will never happen. I don't know how else to explain this. So either I'm not understanding your point or you're not understanding mine. You mean to say that only people from Sun are now able to comprehend and modify the complexity that is Solaris? I suggest that maybe Solaris really need some fresh blood to entangle the mess of complexity. Besides, if it's really that complex that IBM, MSFT, APPLE, GOOG, and RH people can't figure it out, what do you have to fear from the basement long-haired hippies? Hmmm? I think that is what Steve is saying.  There is nothing to fear.  Forking won't happen.  So what is your point?  Do you really think any of these companies is going to drop their OS efforts and work full bore on OpenSolaris?  Not likely.  And if even one of them does, OpenSolaris grows, which is all off our goals, I hope. Chris Mahan 818.943.1850 cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.christophermahan.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

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