Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 5th May 2008 17:12 UTC, submitted by Dale Smoker
OpenSolaris 2008.5, the new distribution based on the OpenSolaris operating system, has been released into the wild. This release follows the conventions set by many of the popular Linux distributions, such as being based on a single live CD with installer, but also adds a load of OpenSolaris-specific features such as ZFS, DTrace, Containers, and a new package management system, IPS. OpenSolaris 2008.5 is the fruit of Project Indiana.
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MacOS X is very relevant here as I have already pointed out. Apple laptops are selling like gang busters but don't have a backspace key. Doh!
No you do because according to you it is a death knell but Apple has proven your wrong. So you are the delusional one here.
No you do because according to you it is a death knell but Apple has proven your wrong. So you are the delusional one here.
The delete key on Apple laptops is functionally equivalent to the backspace key; it deletes to the left.
I own a Powerbook, so yes, I would know.
You should at least know something before you pretend to be an expert.
Right back at ya champ.
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2005-07-07
We've been through ZFS before. Some of its features are a bit neater than existing solutions, but alas, a lot of Solaris folks think it's the second coming of Christ. It isn't, and they get mighty upset at anyone who thinks that it isn't.
Yes we have and your ill conceived ranting about ZFS doesn't add much.
desktop, that is nearly always the case.
It is clear you have no idea how this stuff works.
When a snapshot is created it takes no more space. When data is written to the same blocks as the one in the snapshot, ZFS copies the block to a new block and completes the write.
You can create a hundred snapshots and the file system space used will be negligible unless you write to the files.
So because of a corner case, which is actually a non sequitur, the feature isn't worth having.
That just doesn't make any sense. What were you trying to say.
MacOS X is very relevant here as I have already pointed out. Apple laptops are selling like gang busters but don't have a backspace key. Doh!
No you do because according to you it is a death knell but Apple has proven your wrong. So you are the delusional one here.
BTW: http://opensolaris.org/os/project/vconsole/
You should at least know something before you pretend to be an expert.
You're very, very anxious about specifics, and people who do that don't want to face the bigger picture.
You brought up Virtual Consoles as requirement that would sink OpenSolaris. Why are you backpedaling when your point has been properly decimated.
Solaris has the same functionality when it comes to backspace. It ships with bash which is what linux uses.
In fact it offers a lot more.
I am somewhat suspicious of a company who runs around telling everyone that OpenSolaris is an open source project and is just like Linux, when it just isn't:
http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/ogb-discuss/2008-February/004...
It just smacks of marketing. It's OK. I don't expect you to read it.
Linux kernel developers have quit publicly too. Your point?
Edited 2008-05-06 00:23 UTC