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Re: [LUG] Slightly OT: Oracle kills off OpenSolaris

 

On 14/08/10 12:12, Rob Beard wrote:
>
> Hardly surprising really considering Oracle didn't seem to make any
> contact with the OpenSolaris community, although I gather it's already
> been forked into a new project.

Yes, but a few key components were not free software, so it may be a
while before it is a viable platform.

Another lesson in why 100% free software is better than 99%.

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