Comments on: The Linux Foundation Should Stop Criticizing Solaris http://www.linuxloop.com/2008/09/27/the-linux-foundation-should-stop-criticizing-solaris/ Linux news, Ubuntu news, open-source software reviews, and Ubuntu tutorials Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:32:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joe Terranova http://www.linuxloop.com/2008/09/27/the-linux-foundation-should-stop-criticizing-solaris/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Joe Terranova Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:27:12 +0000 http://www.linuxloop.com/news/?p=724#comment-1488 <i>One of open-source’s huge advantages is collaboration and sharing. If one project does something interesting, that can be picked up in other projects.</i> Usually, except when OpenSolaris picks a license that's completely incompatible with the GPL. The only interesting feature OpenSolaris has is ZFS; it will never be ported over to the Linux kernel, because Sun refuses to use a compatible license (if you could get ZFS on Linux, what's the point of OpenSolaris?). Secondly, have you ever tried to code for OpenSolaris, or any other Sun Open Source product? Every experience I've heard of involves the facade of openness and community, but neither actually existing. You can program for them if you want, but Sun 100% runs the show, which hurts their community. One of open-source’s huge advantages is collaboration and sharing. If one project does something interesting, that can be picked up in other projects.

Usually, except when OpenSolaris picks a license that’s completely incompatible with the GPL. The only interesting feature OpenSolaris has is ZFS; it will never be ported over to the Linux kernel, because Sun refuses to use a compatible license (if you could get ZFS on Linux, what’s the point of OpenSolaris?).

Secondly, have you ever tried to code for OpenSolaris, or any other Sun Open Source product? Every experience I’ve heard of involves the facade of openness and community, but neither actually existing. You can program for them if you want, but Sun 100% runs the show, which hurts their community.

]]> By: Tim Dobson http://www.linuxloop.com/2008/09/27/the-linux-foundation-should-stop-criticizing-solaris/comment-page-1/#comment-1489 Tim Dobson Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:12:35 +0000 http://www.linuxloop.com/news/?p=724#comment-1489 Seems you have some fairly valid points to me. Obviously not everyone is friends because they use similar licencing, but if it isn't seen as a threat (or perhaps it is!) then there is no need to directly criticise it. Nexenta - nexenta.org is one good example of how how solaris has lots of mileage Seems you have some fairly valid points to me.
Obviously not everyone is friends because they use similar licencing, but if it isn’t seen as a threat (or perhaps it is!) then there is no need to directly criticise it.
Nexenta – nexenta.org is one good example of how how solaris has lots of mileage

]]> By: Jim Zemlin http://www.linuxloop.com/2008/09/27/the-linux-foundation-should-stop-criticizing-solaris/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 Jim Zemlin Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:55:19 +0000 http://www.linuxloop.com/news/?p=724#comment-1487 Fair point. The article was unfortunate. Fair point. The article was unfortunate.

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