On 4/10/2009 2:49 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: > dick hoogendijk <dick at nagual.nl> writes: > >> I'm impressed. Yesterday I upgraded my opensolaris to the latest b111 >> dev release and I must say: it's looking much better than SXCE.b111. >> I'm thinking of changing to opensolaris for the first time and leave >> SXCE behind. > > Sorry to steer the subject away for a moment and butting in here > unexpectedly. > > I keep seeing references to SXCE, but a was under the impression it > was the same thing as opensolaris.. mainly because the builds appear > to be numbered the same. > > Can someone please explain the difference in detail? > > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org SXCE = Solaris Express Community Edition Builds updated every 2 weeks (Average) Is never released in stable form Has the most updated and potentially unstable software Uses the SVR4 packaging format but does not have IPS (Intelligent Packaging System) Contains some encumbered software and drivers Can be used with ZFS or UFS root Biggest download (3GB) Cannot be used with USB boot media officially Doesn't have a graphical package manager Doesn't have option for support contract
OpenSolaris = Indiana Builds updated every month (Average) Is released every 6 months Has current but tested software Uses both SVR4 packaging format and IPS (IPS packages created through "porting" SVR4 packages) Is the most open-source version of Solaris from Sun (Almost completely libre) Can only be used with ZFS root Smallest download (700MB) Can be used with USB boot media Has a graphical package manager Has option for support contract - James
