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Gentoo Announces OpenSolaris Port

Posted by Hemos on from the what-will-happen-here dept.

A reader writes:"According to this week's Gentoo Weekly Newsletter, Gentoo is planning a port to Sun's partially-announced OpenSolaris. Something interesting to look out for, or just more hype from a developer often criticized even by Gentoo people for not looking before he leaps?"

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  1. Sun's Record by POLAX · · Score: 0, Troll

    With Sun's record on "opening" products I would have to say that it may be a waste of the Gentoo community's time since it is a source-based distro and requires that it's platform be open...

  2. Re:Why back Sun? Why back Solaris? by DrSkwid · · Score: 0, Troll

    sigh, I doubt it.

    Linux is cruft however you compile it.

    For amateurs, by amateurs.

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