Star Syllable WebKit Port, Syllable Server
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 28th Jun 2007 20:35 UTC, submitted by Vanders
Syllable, AtheOS Kaj de Vos made two big announcements at SylCon 2007. The first was a new web browser, based on a port of WebKit. The second is Syllable Server, which will bring together the Syllable GUI with the Linux kernel to create a server operating system that compliments Syllable on the desktop. Syllable Server is not based on any existing Linux distribution and will look and feel as much like Syllable as possible.
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KugelKurt
Member since:
2005-07-06

Huh? Why Linux for Syllable Server? Why not OpenSolaris?

I'm not trying to troll, but IMHO Linux is somewhere in the middle between server and desktop. (Open)Solaris -- as its state is right now -- is probably the best open source server OS available.

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smitty Member since:
2005-10-13

I can't speak for them, but I'm betting they like the larger community and better hardware support.

Why do you think OpenSolaris is so much better for a server, just DTrace and ZFS or something more?

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renox Member since:
2005-07-06

Becaue the Linux kernel has much more driver than OpenSolaris I guess?

Even for servers, this matter..

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Vanders Member since:
2005-07-06

Things like hardware support, ease of integration and licenses (Both Linux & Syllable kernels and userland are mostly GPL & LGPL) are the main reasons. DirectFB is also a pretty good one.

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