Solaris Distro Review - OpenSolaris 2008.11
The free software world is in great evolution, and among the new projects and new versions of old projects, there is always something new that appears on the horizon. OpenSolaris is one of them news, even if it is not really a news. The Solaris operating system, from Sun Microsystems is not new, indeed, but the project was on its bases, and i'm honoured to write a review. OpenSolaris is a novelty that is part of the vast landscape of alternative operating systems, with many promises, great enthusiasm, and features that i'll illustrate in this review.
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OpenSolaris 2008.11 is a Unix operating system live/install, desktop-oriented, derived from Solaris, for i386 architectures and suitable for experienced users. Novice have to wait until that the project reaches maturity, completeness and hardware compatibility that allows a job without major problems. Kernel: SunOS OpenSolaris 5:11 snv_101b i86pc i386 i86pc Solaris
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