Jim Grisanzio writes: > Joerg Schilling wrote: > > > I have no problem if Sun would start to publish something called: > > "Sun OpenSolaris ...." > > Why would "Sun OpenSolaris" make sense? Actually, that expression has > been used (incorrectly) in the media, and it's only added to the > confusion. Also, isn't it a benefit for the distros to share in the use > of the brand?
I think it makes a lot of sense, by analogy to Linux. You can't "install Linux" -- without getting an immediate "which one?" question. You can only install a distribution of it, of which there are many. People do talk about running "RedHat Linux" or getting "Ubuntu Linux." The "Linux" part is the generic term, and the distribution name makes it specific. "Sun OpenSolaris" and "Nexenta OpenSolaris" do make sense to me, at least in that light. They're shorthand expressions for "Sun's Solaris distribution based on OpenSolaris" and "the Nexenta distribution based on OpenSolaris." I think the real issue here is that many are seeing Indiana as _Sun's_ vision, and not the or even "a" community vision. In that light, it becomes Sun's distribution and nobody else's. That's why the naming is such an important thing. Frankly, I don't really know which viewpoint is correct. But I do think we're going to have to acknowledge and address those differing views if we're going to make any progress. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
