Joerg Schilling wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> If Indiana is/becomes a (too) Linux or GNU "inspired" platform, a majority >>> of >>> the longstanding Solaris users in the community will not follow. Note that >>> the >>> people who used Solaris before OpenSolaris came out could have selected >>> Linux >>> a long time ago. They did not and the reason is that Solaris was close to >>> the >>> UNIX roots. >>> >>> The term "compliance" is not what we can use in such a discussion unless it >>> is >>> well defined and does not just list the latest Sun idea...... >> But Joerg, most of the us working on Indiana have not talked about >> forsaking our so-called UNIX roots in order to turn the platform into a >> strictly GNU/Linux "inspired" platform. Rather, what we've been saying >> is there are aspects of the latter platform which can be brought to >> OpenSolaris without losing or betraying those UNIX roots. > > We have to see how much change Indiana will bring and then decide. > Some people did already complain about the first preview. >
And some people praised it and supported the experimental changes made there. So much of this reminds me of all the BSD-SVR4 religion of 20 years ago. SunOS changed then to build something better, and my view is that's to a fair extent similar to what we're doing with Indiana. I keep hoping we can agree on the need to change and start finding ways to accommodate, but so far my hopes seem in vain. Dave _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
