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List:       opensolaris-discuss
Subject:    Re: [osol-discuss] Where is OpenSolaris 2010 release?
From:       Ken Mays <maybird1776 () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2010-06-12 6:19:04
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Tim said:
"That said, outside of those people's efforts, Oracle is failing with Sun. It is \
failing obviously & badly to those of us who look to real world results that can be \
plugged into the wall, turned on in our hands in a somewhat mobile machine, or run on \
a computer at all."

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Well, Oracle is worth about $114 billion while IBM is at $165 billion. There are some \
'real world' results that can turn Kool-Aid into wine.

You have a point, but also know that many large corporations have decisions to make \
as well - and some of those same large corporations are still running Sun-based \
solutions. Some of those corporations and universities are still running Solaris \
8/9/10 servers today.

Oracle didn't kill off Solaris 10 - nor the OpenSolaris kernel. So on that note,
 you can create something and call it something. Also, if you read some other forums, \
OpenSolaris 2010.X is still forthcoming. I haven't heard of the project cancellation.

There are some technologies that have lived long after their sponsors or creators. \
You have the right to pull the plug and walk away. But also know that no matter what \
solution you come up with, the same fate may reoccur sooner or later. Time to invest \
in those migration experts.

But since this is a 'discussion' - the Emperor made a choice to continue the \
masquerade of being clothed when he was not (although made fully aware he was \
unclothed). No one forced the Emperor to make that choice. Some celebrities, \
magazines, and models make millions off of a very similar concept. Members of Club \
Bourgeoisie have those types of privileges to make a product like Solaris 11 (or aka \
Solaris 'X') come out of the work of millions of engineers and schools of academia - \
and not even worry about what clothes they have on for a given day (i.e. Why? They \
can pay other people for that).

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer... but I never said let the sharks \
swim in your bathtub.

~ Ken Mays
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