Hi > 1. Are version numbers of Opensolaris and version > number of Solaris line synchronized, or separate ?
No. Both are separate projects. Think Fedora and RHEL. > 2. Where can I see timeline of releases, by recent > years, of OpenSolaris and of Solaris, with version > numbers ? For Solaris, you can check on Wikipedia. For OpenSolaris, checkout the timeline page, but there are several distributions and you'd only find out SXCE, SXDE and Indiana at opensolaris.org. Rest have their own websites. > 3. Are version number of the kernels separate from > version numbers of distros, or same ? Are version > number of Opensolaris kernels synchronized with > version numbers of SOlaris kernels, or separate ? There are no "separate" version numbers. Solaris/OpenSolaris are similar in this regard to *BSD. The whole "thing" is kernel + userland ==> distro. The "distribution" has build/version numbers. Individual components have revision numbers (changelog#). > 4. Is whole solaris kernel opensourced, or only parts > of kernel ? Kernel can't be talked in isolation when talking about Solaris/OpenSolaris. All the kernel bits are opensource, but some userland tools (eg. CDE) and other stuff too old/too encumbered isn't yet (and probably won't - they'd be removed/rewritten/replaced). Basically: Solaris : OpenSolaris :: RHEL : Fedora And OpenSolaris "system" is like *BSD "system" where you have the whole thing which comprises of kernel AND userland and called as an OS. I hope I'm correct in this explanation. - Akhilesh This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
