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The LXF Test: OpenSolaris 2008.05
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| Why bother?
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| Well, one good reason is "because playing with alternative OSes is fun"! More
| seriously: ZFS has some very good features, notably the concept of using
| pools rather than restricting filesystems to a particular physical device;
| and the snapshotting capabilities. I can also see the advantages of the SMF
| approach to service management - although after many years of dealing
| with /etc/init.d I fear it would take me a while to change my habits!
|
| Belenix is a distribution of OpenSolaris that
| includes whizzy Compiz 3D effects
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http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=729
No threat to Linux yet. They need to drop the CDDL.
Recent:
Crystal Ball Sunday #2: OpenSolaris vs. Linux
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| My first prediction is that there will be sizable battle waged between the
| two in the Press and in IT labs alike. I foresee a lot of debate going back
| and forth about the two operating systems, their pros, their cons, and the
| stalwarts in both camps. This is going to be somewhat of a religious battle
| so prepare yourselves accordingly.
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| Second, and perhaps more important, is the license that both operating
| systems will eventually live under. Linus Torvalds opposes GPL3 and currently
| refuses to allow the kernel to be governed by it. OpenSolaris was released
| under the CDDL (Common Development and Distribution License).
| I think the first one of these operating systems that is releases under GPL3
| will probably gain widespread acceptance with developers, corporations, and
| adopters. The reason is that most of the other open source apps released
| under GPL3 will receive vigorous adoption and development by the kernel that
| also matches that license.
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http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2435.html
OpenSolaris gets its wings ... but it requires a long, long time on the tarmac
with 512 MB of RAM
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| At any rate, what I learned is that OpenSolaris is certainly usable on the
| desktop, just not so much in the form that Sun itself is releasing it --
| especially for a box with 512 MB of RAM.
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http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2008/05/opensolaris-2.html
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