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The Future of OpenSolaris

Posted by kdawson on from the setting-sun dept.

jjrff writes "Phoronix has a little piece about the future (or lack thereof) of OpenSolaris. It appears based on the current support lifecycle, OpenSolaris may be going away. There is a fun thread (read: mild flameage) on a ZFS list about it."

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  1. FUD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Nothing about this says OpenSolaris is going away. Just support for older versions

  2. Re:I wanted to like OpenSolaris but... by c6gunner · · Score: 4, Informative

    However, it didn't detect ...

    Of course it didn't. It's not a desktop OS, even if it does have a purdy interface. Go check the hardware compatibility list - it's pretty friggin' small.

    When I put together my home file-server, I made damn sure to check the HCL before purchasing any hardware. Even after doing that, I still had an issue with the on-board LAN chipset - had to compile a different set of drivers in order to stop it from dropping the connection every 5 minutes. OpenSolaris is a great server OS, but it's just silly to expect it to be compatible with some random laptop.