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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They do get it. However, they are under *legal requirements* from third parties (such as BitStream) to know who they are distributing Solaris to, thus they must have you register first before showing any download links.
Project Indiana's goal is to create an OpenSolaris distribution that will not be shackled by these legal restrictions. It will be freely redistributable via whatever method suits individuals.
Look for initial availability at the beginning of next year with early release samples coming this fall.
It has nothing to do with Sun being "brave enough to let go properly" and everything to do with proper legal process.
You always have the option of using one of the community OpenSolaris distributions, in the meantime, that are made of only freely redistributable components.
Edited 2007-09-04 18:33 UTC