Sun / Oracle should just do the exact same thing that Red Hat does with Linux.
Let's see here. Red Hat supports two distributions that are based on the same code: Fedora is a rapidly changing community based distribution that is provided free of charge and incorporates the newest bits for testing , while Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a paid for distribution that is more conservative and has long term support for large enterprises. Sun and OpenSolaris should be the exact same thing. Solaris Express should evolve into "Solaris 11" which will be like Sun's "Red Hat Enterprise Linux". Since it's almost exactly the same as "Solaris 10" (except for low level changes like ZFS root, more device drivers, crossbow, etc.) there will be minimal pain for large existing Sun customers such as e-bay to move from "Solaris 10" to "Solaris 11". OpenSolaris 2010.xx Indiana and all of the rest of the distributions (Belenix, OSUNIX, StormOS, Nexenta, Milax, Martux, Schillix, etc. etc.) can be like Fedora. They are community supported distributions that have the newest bits where we're not sure if these bits will eventually make it into mainline Solaris or not (of course support can also be purchased for OpenSolaris 2010.xx if you want it). This arrangement makes everybody happy. Big enterprise customers like UX-admin get a "Solaris 11" that is 100% backwards compatible with Solaris 10. People who want something more Linux can use OpenSolaris 2010.xx Indiana or Nexenta / StormOS and can still buy support from Sun for Indiana. Just my 2 cents. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
