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Interview With Solaris Kernel Engineer Andy Tucker

Posted by timothy on from the isn't-that-from-sun dept.

Gentu writes "OSNews hosts an interview with Andy Tucker, Distinguished Engineer of the Solaris kernel. They talk about the internals of Solaris, the competition and how the OS compares to Linux/BSD/other-Unix and also about its future."

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  1. Wet fire? by pmz · · Score: 4, Informative

    Do the articles have to be flamebait, in order for people to post replies?

    This was actually a very good interview. For example, the Mad Hatter desktop might be out before the year is over (good stuff: Linux, GNOME, plus Microsoft filesharing and Exhange interoperability). Sun is one company who could sell something like this, because they are a very well known brandname along with an ability to offer big support. Sun is also one company who has an interest in promoting Solaris, Linux, and Windows interoperability without keeping an ace in their sleeve. If they are successful, nearly everyone benefits.

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  2. Sun's bazaar by Chalst · · Score: 2, Informative
    The answer to the fifth question is interesting: Andrew argues that there is a Bazaar-like quality to Solaris development, since much code is contributed by non-OS development teams at Sun.

    An important aspect of Linus' management is his anti-roadmap approach to leadership. I wonder how this compares to Solaris?