On Fri, Jul 27, 2007 at 07:53:23PM +1200, Ian Collins wrote: > P?ter Kov?cs wrote:
> > Is it significantly more difficult to install OpenSolaris than Solaris 10? > Easier and getting better. Please make it clear what you're talking about here. If you mean Solaris Express, say Solaris Express. Too many people confuse OpenSolaris (a set of technology building blocks) with Solaris Express (a Sun product based on OpenSolaris). There are other distributions incorporating OpenSolaris, each of which has its own unique installation experience. > > And finally, does OpenSolaris come with a number of "goodies" (useful > > applications) similar to Solaris 10? > > > > > Yes, and more (Sun Studio is now bundled). Studio is NOT a part of OpenSolaris and is NOT included with it. It is, however, included with Sun's Solaris Express Developer Edition product. You do not have the right to redistribute Studio (other than certain runtime libraries that have specific license terms to that effect), and the source code is not available. This is one of the important practical distinctions between OpenSolaris and Solaris Express - OpenSolaris components are distributed under a collection of licenses, all of which allow unrestricted redistribution, and with the exception of a handful of binary-only components, all of them are licensed in ways that meet the open source definition. However, as a Sun product, SXDE contains additional software of Sun's choosing, some of which may have restrictive licensing terms. Please don't get caught distributing Solaris Express in violation of its license terms. Please DO feel free to use, modify, share, and distribute OpenSolaris in both source and binary forms (as permitted explicitly by its licenses). This distinction is important. Please help us communicate it effectively. OpenSolaris and Solaris Express are not the same. -- Keith M Wesolowski "Sir, we're surrounded!" FishWorks "Excellent; we can attack in any direction!"
