07Aug2009 (UTC +8) On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 08:47, jan gestre<[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Drexx, > I was googling around the other day and bumped into the OpenSolaris website > and I saw some high end laptops like Toshiba R600 with OpenSolaris > preinstalled, it looks like Sun or should I say Oracle has gone a long way, > it's been some time since I've installed and tried using OpenSolaris and it > wasn't fun back then, my NIC was not detected and I have to compile for it > to work. I do have an apprehension, what would happen now to OpenSolaris now > that Oracle owns Sun? Will they continue to fund/support the project? I wish > Oracle would GPL'd ZFS.
I think OpenSolaris will be around for the long run, as Oracle apps would still need a host right? I don't imagine seeing an Oracle O/S anytime soon ;) As the GCN interview[1] with Harry Foxwell said, OpenSolaris has a lot of supporters and momentum out there, so therefore it will be here to stay. What I think may happen in the near future is that the Sun hardware platform will fade away. Oracle makes software, while Sun is primarily a hardware company. That's why right now, and expectedly so, is that IBM and HP are spreading FUD[2] and trying to "cash in" this opportunity for them [3]. On news about the recent JavaOne developer conference from Java World [4], "Oracle CEO Larry Ellison made a surprise appearance at the show's opening keynote Tuesday and tried to assuage developer concerns." However, "JavaOne attendees were particularly worried about whether Oracle would continue to support Sun's GlassFish, OpenJDK and JavaFX products. Oracle already sells two application servers, the WebLogic and Oracle Application Servers, so it may see no need to support the open-source GlassFish. OpenJDK is another open-source product, a version of the core desktop Java SE platform, released under the GNU General Public license." The silver lining in the cloud is that "Attendees -- especially those who used Sun's Solaris operating system -- expressed relief that Sun's initial suitor, IBM, didn't succeed. Because IBM's product line is so similar to Sun's, that would have meant a lot more dropped projects, and a lot more pain for Sun users who would be forced to migrate their software." What I guess will happen next is that Oracle will try to capitalize on all the open-source projects of Sun, and squeeze some revenue from them. If not, Oracle may drop *non-performing* projects. I won't be surprised if Oracle will figure out a way to charge license fees for the use of stuff Java... but hey, what do I know? [1] http://gcn.com/Articles/2009/07/27/GCN-Interview-Foxwell-OpenSolaris.aspx?p=1 "GCN: Administrators might be worried about what direction Oracle may take with Solaris, should its acquisition of Sun go through. We understand that as a Sun employee you can't talk about the merger. But you can you say anything how OpenSolaris may be buffeted from the winds of change in this regard? Foxwell: That certainly is a topic of discussion in the OpenSolaris community. I obviously can't say anything about the plans that Oracle may have around Solaris. But from what I understand, one of the reasons they went through the acquisition is the value they placed on technologies like Java and Solaris. Today, the OpenSolaris trademark is certainly owned by Sun, and I guess it will transfer over to Oracle [if the acquisition goes through]. But OpenSolaris has a large and active community of users, developers and contributors — several hundred thousand people. I don't see that going away regardless of what will happen with the acquisition." [2] Fear, uncertainty, and doubt [3] http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13000021 [4] http://tinyurl.com/nfoml4 (or) http://www.javaworld.com/cgi-bin/mailto/x_java.cgi?pagetosend=/export/home/httpd/javaworld/javaworld/jw-06-2009/060309-will-oracle-kill-the-java.html&pagename=/javaworld/jw-06-2009/060309-will-oracle-kill-the-java.html&pageurl=http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-06-2009/060309-will-oracle-kill-the-java.html&site=jw_core Drexx Laggui -- CISA, CISSP, CFE Associate, ISO27001 LA, CCSI, CSA http://www.laggui.com ( Singapore / Manila / California ) Computer forensics; Penetration testing; QMS & ISMS developers; K-Transfer PGP fingerprint = 6E62 A089 E3EA 1B93 BFB4 8363 FFEC 3976 FF31 8A4E _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
