On 01/28/10 10:50 PM, Anon Y Mous wrote:
With the OpenSolaris distribution, you install a relatively small core
(that is supported), and then you add pieces to that.
Ummmm, OpenSolaris might be an improvement over Solaris 10 in some ways (i.e. pkg image-update
being better than live upgrade) but any OS that forces you to install a full on GNOME desktop
(whether you want it or not) is certainly not a "relatively small core". If you want so
see what a "small core" looks like, I recommend that you try installing FreeBSD or
OpenBSD some time.
FreeBSD is starting to look particularly interesting because it has a lot of
the same great features that OpenSolaris does, but it gives you a much smaller
minimal installation footprint (just SSH and a command line and man pages and a
ports tree and nothing else) which makes FreeBSD look good for people who
develop embedded devices while OpenSolaris looks bad (i.e. you don't want a
full on GNOME desktop running in an embedded server appliance).
Everyone's definition of a minimal OS is different since their
definition reflects their own needs. For example, for a desktop user,
their core OS includes GNOME, etc.
--
Shawn Walker
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