Sun Microsystems is expected to release Solaris as open-source software Tuesday, a centerpiece of the company's plan to regain lost relevance and fend of rivals Red Hat, IBM and Microsoft.
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"If you choose to build from source, you will need: If you choose to install from pre-built archives, you will need:
A system installed with a suitable OpenSolaris distribution, which at this time is limited to Solaris Express: Community Release, Build 16 or newer.
If you choose to install from pre-built archives, you will need:
A system installed with a suitable OpenSolaris distribution, which at this time is limited to Solaris Express: Community Release, Build 16 or newer."
uhhhh... so how much of an OS does this release actually include if you need to have Solaris Express already installed?
"If you choose to build from source, you will need: If you choose to install from pre-built archives, you will need:
A system installed with a suitable OpenSolaris distribution, which at this time is limited to Solaris Express: Community Release, Build 16 or newer.
If you choose to install from pre-built archives, you will need:
A system installed with a suitable OpenSolaris distribution, which at this time is limited to Solaris Express: Community Release, Build 16 or newer."
uhhhh... so how much of an OS does this release actually include if you need to have Solaris Express already installed?