I'll be looking forward to trying it out. Wish I could make it to the unveiling... :)
-Alex Smith, Server+, Network+ On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 17:53, Alasdair Lumsden <alasdai...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tuesday 14th September, we will be unveiling OpenIndiana – an > exciting new distribution of OpenSolaris! > > OpenIndiana is a continuation of the OpenSolaris operating system. It > was conceived during the period of uncertainty following the Oracle > takeover of Sun Microsystems, after several months passed with no > binary updates made available to the public. The formation proved > timely, as Oracle has since discontinued OpenSolaris in favour of > Solaris 11 Express, a binary distribution with a more closed > development model to debut later this year. > > OpenIndiana is part of the Illumos Foundation, and provides a true > open source community alternative to Solaris 11 and Solaris 11 > Express, with an open development model and full community > participation. -- " ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Murfreesboro, Tennessee USA _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
