> > 3) Unlike Linux, Solaris is a complete operating > system. This means > > that, yes, you can easily upgrade Linux because it > is just a kernel, > > fairly frequently without changing anything in > userland except > > drivers. Solaris, unlike Linux, is a complete > operating system and > > brings together many pieces to perform an > integrated platform. Because > > of this, you can't necessarily take a kernel from > one version and plop > > it into another and expect all of userland to > magically work, though I > > suspect it would work in many cases depending on > the changes. > > > Actually, I would expect all of userland to > magically work unless APIs > for system calls > are changed. > max > >
No dist-upgrade this. So why do we have a monthly CD release instead of a monthly kernel package(s) release? My pal will laugh his head off if I try to convince him to switch his Fedora/Redhat (not RHEL)/Centos boxes over to Open Solaris and then tell him that updates are done via CDs...getting him to install Open Solaris to take a look was hard enough. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
