What I think would be valuable is perhaps to have the OpenSolaris name and trademark transferred to a foundation that will consist of community elected folks to manage a OpenSolaris standard that enforces compliance around the specifications for binary, API, etc compatibility. That would include a test suite that anyone could use to certify their distributions as complying with this standard. That way all OpenSolaris based distros can conform to a single standard and maintain compatibility and standardization. I think that has more power and prevents any one distribution from owning the OpenSolaris name or muddying the waters.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Octave J. Orgeron Solaris Virtualization Architect and Consultant Web: http://unixconsole.blogspot.com E-Mail: unixcons...@yahoo.com *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ----- Original Message ---- From: Uros Nedic <ur...@live.com> To: OpenSolarisDiscuss <opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org> Sent: Sun, October 3, 2010 9:50:53 AM Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] Solaris 11 Express I believe that some people has copyright conflicts with Oracle, after they acquired SUN. While I tentatively understood it, I believe that the best way to sort it out is finding some good lawyer, and see what can be done if anything can be done at all. My intention here is to move this discussion into slightly other way - how to get Solaris binary bi-weekly builds? As far as I understood Oracle, they plan to release Solaris 11, Solaris 11 Express, and after some time to release code (after one year, two years, who knows). What we can do is to develop a community around this source code, and add plenty of other open source software in it. After some time they will release Solaris 11 Express b2, then b3, and so on (binary only!) . We will stay on-track and pick-up all open source code they release after they return their investment in development. Then it could be available as somethingconsidered as a public good, so anyone could use. We could also ask Oracle to give us right on OpenSolaris name, but this time it will be the binary release and open sourced code well behind Oracle's current development and current Solaris 11 Expressbuilds. Except, it will have all other open source ported on it that community is able to do it. I strongly believe that this business model could survive and that ORACLE will understand it and support it! Resources we ask are almost ineligible - OpenSolaris trademark, opensolaris.org website and one cabinet of SUN SPARC/X86 servers so we could compile each newOpenSolaris release, port new applications and conduct testing. As once I already said - if Larry wants to enter into charity area as he said, this could be great opportunity for him, especially this move could generate revenue for his company on a longer term in future even if he doesn't know/understand it now! (through community-based innovation, contribution and expanding Solaris eco-system) -- Uros NedicBelgrade, Serbia _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
