[ogb-discuss] What is OpenSolaris?

[Alan Coopersmith]

Brian Gupta wrote:
> On 8/1/07, *Stephen Lau* <stevel at sun.com <mailto:stevel at sun.com>> wrote:
>     2) I built OpenSolaris
>     - Did you build OpenSolaris the distribution?  Or build an
>     OpenSolaris-based distribution?
> 
> 
> Generally it is interpreted as the ON consolidation. (I thought this was 
> pretty well understood.)

*sigh*

> To me OpenSolaris (the bits/distro) has come to mean SXCE (I know that 
> this is so wrong in many ways. I wish we could just push the final 
> wrapping of SXpress outside, so we can change the name to OpenSolaris). 

But that would be even more confusing, since then OpenSolaris would be a
closed source, non-redistributable product, and I don't think anyone 
wants it to mean that.

> P.S. - I just noticed this is an OGB discussion. I will stop talking now...

Why?   ogb-discuss is specifically open for anyone to discuss these
issues.   If we wanted to have a conversation with only other OGB
members, we wouldn't have it here.

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     -Alan Coopersmith-           alan.coopersmith at sun.com
      Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering