Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Sep 2007 17:20 UTC, submitted by adstro
Sun seeks to apply the lessons of Linux and turn open source Solaris into an operating system to rival Linux and to be as commonly used as Java. Sun Microsystems has ambitious plans for the commercial and open-source versions of its Solaris operating system, hoping to achieve for Solaris the kind of ubiquity already enjoyed by Java. In addition, Sun released Update 4 for Solaris 10 (also called Solaris 08/07), introducing a major enhancement in its OS virtualization technology called Solaris Containers.
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2005-07-06
The best thing to do look at is SXCE (Solaris Express Community Edition) which is a great 'preview' of whats to come.
Network Magic for example, currently Phase 0 is merged, Phase 1 will address almost all the outstanding gripes I have the current implementation.
Intel has how got a dozen programmers dedicated to Solaris driver support, so expect to see 4965 support plus improved support for their other devices by the end of this year.
The problem is that for alot of people here, just because there aren't people jumping out the isles screaming slogans, doesn't make OpenSolaris any less vibrant or exciting.
B71 of Nevada has been released, so its available for download via http://opensolaris.org/sxce_dvd