Eric wites: > > > As time progresses OpenSolaris will run ahead of the > > > music, and introduce incomaptibilites with Solaris. That's > > > > This is not the plan and is not our announced intent... > > Do you mean it's not our (Sun's) intent to also help > cultivate new, > innovative ways to use (the emerging) OpenSolaris > code base?
No. I mean that mainline OpenSolaris has the greatest value to all if it retains compatibility. This can almost always be done in ways that do not prevent or stifle innovative development. > If so, I couldn't disagree more. For example I would > like to someday > see lots of devices, appliances, and kiosks with > OpenSolaris-based > implementations embedded. So would I. Customised distributions are the perfect place for this kind of development. If there's sufficient interest, a branch of the relevant consolidation(s) would also be appropriate. Maintaining interface stability in a common-case mainline does not prevent side work targeting specialised applications. >From a technical standpoint, OpenSolaris and Solaris are the same. So too are any other distributions which wish to take advantage of compatibility and a common feature set. Other work based on OpenSolaris can be anything at all. There's complete freedom to do any work you like, and to do it in ways that are visible and open under the OpenSolaris umbrella. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
