On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 09:48 -0200, Matheus Morais wrote: > * Does the OS support modern glibc and gcc? > Sun C library instead of glibc. Yes, on GCC. > > I dont know how much work this can cost but Is it possible use glibc > instead sun c library at the momment?
No. We do not see any benefits of doing so... SUN C library is more mature and stable. Also, we are going to maintain close to 100% compatibility with others OpenSolaris distributions, so glibc not an option and will never be. > * What is the license on the kernel and libraries? Is it > free? Is it GPL > CDDL. Yes, it is free. No, it is not GPL compatible. > > This indeed could be a problem. Most part of debian ppl have a > critical view about non-gpl licensed softwares but I think this could > be solved putting parts of the port or it entirely into non-free > debian repository tree. Anyways this is the most complex question of > the requirements. free != GPL. CDDL *is* a free Mozilla-style license. > Maybe some rules must be change to adapt Nexenta as part of Debian. I > think this is valid effort, Nexenta is definitively a very intersting > project. Right. And we are willing to make appropriate changes if they make sense. Just let us know. -- Erast _______________________________________________ GNU/Solaris Development mailing list [email protected]
