From: user@example.net   
      
   Aragorn wrote:   
   > On Friday 04 July 2008 07:28, someone who identifies as *J.O. Aho* wrote   
   > in /alt.os.linux.gentoo:/   
      
   >> I think the maturity of SunOS may lay on a completely on a different   
   >> level than Linux, which is a lot more user friendly and normal end users   
   >> hasn't been what Solaris have had, but servers locked down in a server   
   >> hall with a Sun educated admin, so there haven't been the need to have   
   >> easy to use operating system.   
   >>   
   >> I wouldn't be surprised if the community version will grow more Linux   
   >> like, but that will take time and keep the masses from choosing   
   >> opensolaris.   
   >   
   > Hmm...  I think it's the old Cathedral vs. Bazar debate, and something tells   
   > me that Sun isn't going to let go of their control.  They embrace the bazar   
   > people to help further develop their operating system, but they're   
   > not /giving/ their operating system to the bazar.   
      
   I don't think they will let go of the control, but they may be   
   influenced a little bit from the OpenSolaris Community version, or maybe   
   not. It will be interesting to see what they plan for MySQL.   
      
      
   > For them it's just another cheap way to devote resources to the development   
   > of Solaris.  Open Source programmers jumping on the OpenSolaris bandwagon   
   > don't need to be enlisted on Sun's payroll... ;-)   
      
   I sure think Microsoft would do the same if they dared to open the   
   source code, but I guess the Devil will start to worship God a long time   
   before they would open up their code.   
      
      
   Things I noticed todays with my Solaris install:   
     - devices has a lot more difficult names than in Linux   
     - mounting a CD-rom didn't work (I can eject, so I know at least that   
   I have the right device), it says just "read only" and you think it's   
   mounted but the mount point is empty.   
     - I think my network cards aren't supported, which I would need at   
   least until a domU is setup and dedicated a network card.   
     - documentation on opensolaris homepage ain't useful   
      
   At the moment I wonder if I should order a mATX board and a CPU and   
   ditch the whole thought of Xen, wondering if I can somehow run two   
   instances of X which are visible at the same time (without switching VT).   
      
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      //Aho   
      
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