GNU/Linux vs. GNU/OpenSolaris
hi guys. i just ran into this distro: http://www.gnusolaris.org/ on distrowatch.com and i was wondering if anyone could elaborate a little about what advantages/disadvantages the opensolaris kernel has when compared to the linux kernel. :study:
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The opensolaris kernel is not coverd under the GPL its got another licence called the CDDL its listed on this web page if your intrested ttp://www.opensolaris.org/os/about/faq/licensing_faq/
the operating system you mention in your post uses the kernel from opensolaris and other elements from the debin project. So you have a mix of diffrent licenced software. Some GNU some BSD and some CDDL NOTE: Not sure on the BSD cause theres like 2 of them and they may or may not be included depending on what software packages are installed. Ohh and not to mention whatever QT uses too :P |
but what would be an example of technical reasons why someone would want to replace the linux kernel on a distro with the one from opensolaris??
i mean, i kinda get the impression this might be one of those "just because i can" projects - what do you think?? what kinda stuff might the opensolaris kernel be better at than the linux kernel?? memory management?? security maybe?? thanks for pointing-out the CDDL licensing... i'll definitely be looking into that license to see what it's main characteristics are... all in all, i'm not considering using a GNU/OpenSolaris system or anything like that... i'm just quite curious and would like to learn a few reasons why someone would prefer GNU/OpenSolaris over GNU/Linux... |
There already have been complaints from the Debian camp because they believe that ccdl and the gpl are not compatible.
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LOL yea IF you can get it to compile :P i keep getting line errors when i try. :( |
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