Actually, its less the name AIX will be dropped but more that "AIX" will be
transformed into the Power port of Linux and called "AIX".
The user space has been mostly Linux for quite a while and I suspect there will
be much rejoicing in kernel, "Why the HECK did we obsess with a kernel that can
So any bets/pools as to what happens to all the materials in opensolaris.org?
Does it just evaporate down a black hole (Imploded Sun?!)?
Does it become an "archived for posterity" link off of OTN?
What of all the old archives, mailing lists, pkg repositories, etc?
I assume the Solaris 11 Expres
OK, since 2010.03 is MIA, any communication for b135 still being cloaked? I
believe it was due a week ago or so and no word on its status.
One could assume that all-hands are on deck to deal with 2010.03/04 issues but
could we at least get an acknoledgement that 135 will be skipped/delayed and
The code checked out from SVN works fine on Solaris Express 129 running as a
zone but you have to install the ZAP drivers in global and allow access to them
in the zone definition.
Given OpenSolaris' different outlook on packaging I'm not confident that the
SVN based code will create usable mod
Storage that large you might want to consider using backup packages like Bacula
or Amanda. Both should support your changer/LTO3 drive setup.
I believe both package have "bare metal" restore capability.
I've mostly used bacula with Solaris/Linux/BSD and Amanda is pretty common as
well.
-Rob
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