[gnu-sol-discuss] Re: Open Source software and OpenSolaris. What is the

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> It seems like there is a lot of duplication of effort going on here.

IMHO, Sun (the entity that runs OpenSolaris from behind the scenes) should be spearheading the effort to consolidate and make mature these critical areas of OpenSolaris.  If there is one thing they want to get right the first time, it is package management.  And I'm not sure the community is capable of solving this problem without turning things into a hodgepodge of competing but undifferentiated standards (like Linux).  

Ubuntu is the most successful open source desktop operating system of all time.  It has strong leadership pushing critical decisions down from the top, thus minimizing the classic wasted efforts found in Linux history, while still capitalizing on open software development.  If I was Sun, I'd look there for direction and inspiration.  

That said, they've probably done exactly that by hiring Ian Murdock to lead the Solaris strategy.  So maybe he'd have something interesting to say about this topic.
 
 
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