Debian Linux Creator Promises OpenSolaris Will Replace Linux Everywhere
Sun has announced ambitious plans to simultaneously distribute commercial and free versions of the Solaris OS. The free OpenSolaris system will be released in early 2008 in the image of standard Linux distributions. Sun seriously expects OpenSolaris to surpass the success of Linux and become as popular as Java.
To replicate the success of Java, the company has developed a long-term strategy to spread Solaris on desktops and mobile devices, as well as to attract developers and influence public opinion in order to clarify the situation with Solaris and OpenSolaris.
OpenSolaris has every chance to replace Linux wherever possible. Ian Murdock, former Linux Foundation technology director and creator of Debian Linux, has been appointed to implement this strategy, and since March he has been director of operational platforms for Sun Microsystems.
OpenSolaris source code will be released in early 2008 as a distribution code, codenamed “Project Indiana” (Project Indiana). The distribution will be similar to the standard Linux distributions. This will be an installation from a single CD, which contains all the basic elements of the OS and GUI, plus the ability to install any additional programs via the Internet. In addition, developers can easily create their own distributions and distribute them on their own behalf.
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"Project Indiana" should help attract a multitude of independent developers to the OpenSolaris platform and build a vast community, just like the one around Linux. OpenSolaris will have faster development cycles, with official releases every six months.
In parallel with the free OS, support for the closed commercial Solaris system will continue, which will be positioned for corporate use. The fact is that it is still easier for these customers to work with closed paid software. As corporate thinking changes, they will also be transferred to open source software.
Sun will promote the use of OpenSolaris in universities. Around the world, 500 more activist students (Campus Ambassadors) will be hired specifically for this, in addition to the several hundreds that already exist. This position is occupied by ordinary students who receive free training and little financial help from Sun in return for the duty to promote OpenSolaris and Java in the student dormitory / campus.
The Linux community is wary of Sun and Jan Murdoch’s plans. They emphasize that OpenSolaris has a number of drawbacks compared to Linux. Some programmers say they have seen completely incomprehensible Solaris source codes — multi-megabyte .c files without any comments. However, if you look, for example, at the TCP stack code , then it looks quite clear.
To replicate the success of Java, the company has developed a long-term strategy to spread Solaris on desktops and mobile devices, as well as to attract developers and influence public opinion in order to clarify the situation with Solaris and OpenSolaris.
OpenSolaris has every chance to replace Linux wherever possible. Ian Murdock, former Linux Foundation technology director and creator of Debian Linux, has been appointed to implement this strategy, and since March he has been director of operational platforms for Sun Microsystems.
OpenSolaris source code will be released in early 2008 as a distribution code, codenamed “Project Indiana” (Project Indiana). The distribution will be similar to the standard Linux distributions. This will be an installation from a single CD, which contains all the basic elements of the OS and GUI, plus the ability to install any additional programs via the Internet. In addition, developers can easily create their own distributions and distribute them on their own behalf.
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"Project Indiana" should help attract a multitude of independent developers to the OpenSolaris platform and build a vast community, just like the one around Linux. OpenSolaris will have faster development cycles, with official releases every six months.
In parallel with the free OS, support for the closed commercial Solaris system will continue, which will be positioned for corporate use. The fact is that it is still easier for these customers to work with closed paid software. As corporate thinking changes, they will also be transferred to open source software.
Sun will promote the use of OpenSolaris in universities. Around the world, 500 more activist students (Campus Ambassadors) will be hired specifically for this, in addition to the several hundreds that already exist. This position is occupied by ordinary students who receive free training and little financial help from Sun in return for the duty to promote OpenSolaris and Java in the student dormitory / campus.
The Linux community is wary of Sun and Jan Murdoch’s plans. They emphasize that OpenSolaris has a number of drawbacks compared to Linux. Some programmers say they have seen completely incomprehensible Solaris source codes — multi-megabyte .c files without any comments. However, if you look, for example, at the TCP stack code , then it looks quite clear.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/13827/
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