> If Oracle pulled the plug on OpenSolaris wouldn't it die? If oracle "pulled the plug" ... what precisely does that mean? They don't own it. They can't forbid anyone from using it. But they do contribute a lot to it.
So let's rephrase. If oracle stopped contributing to opensolaris, it would be a major setback. You could still use the current version, but in the future, with limited development effort, the OS would likely fall behind pace to keep up with the rest of the world. But there are a lot of companies using opensolaris and solaris, that have a vested interest, some commitment to continuing with the platform ... so ... development effort would be nonzero ... and what we're talking about is ... in the worst case scenario ... you would have at least a year or three to think about making your transition to a different platform. If oracle stopped contributing to opensolaris, it could possibly mean the slow death eventually. But it's nothing to fear for now. _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
