Dennis Clarke writes: > so SPI is "system programming interface".
That sounds like jargon out of the old "System Interface Guide." I don't know that anyone uses that term that way. Instead, we usually call that interface the "DDI" (device driver interface). The modern uses of "SPI" I've seen are for "Service Provider Interface," which is usually a reference to a plug-in architecture of some sort. (The crypto modules conform to an SPI, and are an example of this usage.) > Hopefully someone can define the term "SunOS" as it relates to "Solaris". Marketing. ;-} "SunOS" generally refers to the kernel and closely related bits. "Solaris" refers to the larger set of software delivered along with it. The split was mostly used as a way to distinguish the old 4.1.x environment from the then-new SysV one. None of this really matters, I think, except as ancient history. Just call it "OpenSolaris" and refer to the consolidations, and that older part becomes essentially irrelevant (except perhaps for a curious note on the uname output). > and also October 2000 as Solaris 8 6/00 and Solaris 10/00 respectively. I > can not find anything earlier other than Solaris 8 beta CDROMs and thus I > think that WOS version of "s28_38shwp2" is the lowest common denominator. Actually, that stamp is put there by ON build, not by the WOS. :-/ -- 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]
