On 02/02/11 12:10, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: >> From: Matthias Pfützner [mailto:matth...@pfuetzner.de] >> >> Just a small correction. It's NOT closed source, it's still open source, > BUT: >> The source will only be published AFTER the commercial binary release! So: >> It's closed development, but NOT closed source! > > You're the only person who believes that. When you buy an OS from Oracle, > it's literally "An OS." You buy "OS Support," and then you're licensed for > solaris, or solaris express, or oracle linux, or any other OS that oracle > produces (if there are any others). > > So this might just be semantics, but Solaris 11 Express is already the > commercial binary release since a few months ago. No open source.
Well, I don't speak for Oracle, but as far as I know, the plan of record is to release the source after Solaris 11 is released. The Solaris 11 Express release is still considered a development release and the policy is to release the source after the GA release. Having said that, I have no opinion or influence over what the policy will be when the time actually comes. I would have said the same thing last June about OpenSolaris 2010.06. -- blu Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live. - Martin Golding -----------------------------------------------------------------------| Brian Utterback - Solaris RPE, Oracle Corporation. Ph:603-262-3916, Em:brian.utterb...@oracle.com _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
