Mittwoch Juni 15, 2005

The pregnancy is over
The pregnancy is finally over! A new baby is born! And look how cute it is! ;-)

Yes, I'm talking about OpenSolaris. My wife would most likely kill me if I was talking about my baby, because she for sure knows that she herself has not been pregnant over the last few months.

Today, on June 14, the OpenSolaris project came to real life. Now that it's out in the beautiful but tough world, it will have to face many challenges. However, I'm convinced that the pilot project members together with the Sun engineers will help this baby grow up. Soon it will learn to crawl, then to walk and eventually run.

I'm also convinced that the OpenSolaris parents will have to deal with difficult decisions in the future. Once the OpenSolaris project becomes a teenager, it will want to be treated like a grown up, and not like the little kid it used to be.

Sun has learned a lot from all the different open source projects that it is involved in. I myself am working on the OpenOffice.org project. Yes, in the past, Sun has made many small and big mistakes regarding OpenOffice.org. The same happens within a family where people say or do things that they do not really mean.

Nevertheless, I'm convinced that all of "Sun's" open source projects will converge towards something great and successful. Yes, most definitely there will be more arguments, misunderstandings, fights, and tears. However, in the end, we all will be one happy family.

I at least welcome my little brother (sister?) in the larger open source family! I'm proud to be a relative of this little guy! Happy birthday!
( Jun 15 2005, 08:06:12 AM CEST ) Permalink Kommentare [1]

Montag Juni 13, 2005

Interview with OpenSolaris Developers
"Most operating system reviews and developer interviews rely on technical points to explain what a project is about and what benefits users might derive from it. We rarely hear from the people responsible for the lion's share of the work in the open source software world. So here's a less technical interview with some members of the OpenSolaris development team."
The full interview can be found here.
( Jun 13 2005, 10:49:10 AM CEST ) Permalink

Donnerstag Mai 26, 2005

"Solaris 10 - UNIX for the people?"
This guy apparently has not really tried to understand what the target audience of Solaris 10 is when he says:

"While Solaris 10 is surely a professional OS for insiders, I can't understand the hype SUN made about it. In many aspects Solaris is an OS from yesterday, from glory days where UNIX Workstations dominated a lot of markets. Those days have passed and the question is, why you should use Solaris instead of a modern operating system, especially if we're talking about the x86."

Yes, for people who are installing Solaris 10 in order to turn their PC into a UNIX-based gaming machine, or a all-you-can-eat-is-installed-at-once box will be disappointed. However, everybody interested in a rock solid administration or development workstation should evaluate new features like containers and DTrace. Although most Linux distros come with multiple different browsers, office applications, and games, most of them do not include the high-end enterprise tools.

However, I have to admit that the author is right regarding the installation process. The installation process definitely could be more user friendly. Also the default configuration of the Java Desktop System could be a little more targeted at or customized for administrators and developers.
( Mai 26 2005, 10:01:58 AM CEST ) Permalink Kommentare [4]

Dienstag Mai 24, 2005

"OptimaNumerics Supports Sun's Solaris 10"
"The combination of OptimaNumerics Libraries' extreme performance with portable and reliable technologies, and Sun Solaris 10 systems' trusted capabilities allows our customers to better take advantage of their supercomputer investments, complete their computations quicker and ultimately lower total R&D costs."
The full article can be found here.
( Mai 24 2005, 07:27:11 AM CEST ) Permalink

Mittwoch Mai 18, 2005

Interview with Tom Goguen about OpenSolaris
"As Sun counts down to the June 30 deadline for releasing the full Solaris 10 codeset to Open Source, Integration Developer News spoke with the Sun exec responsible for the hand-over. IDN asked Sun’s Operating Platforms Group vice president Tom Goguen key questions submitted by IT and OEM execs about how OpenSolaris might change their IT shops, the way they deploy and upgrade software, and the way they work with Sun."
The interview can be found here.
( Mai 18 2005, 06:15:17 AM CEST ) Permalink

Mittwoch Mai 11, 2005

"Sybase Embraces Solaris"
"Through this agreement, Sun and Sybase will collaborate on joint development and performance engineering activities to help customers with their migrations to cost-effective computing platforms. Sybase plans to provide support for the Solaris OS on the x64 platform in its Adaptive Server® Enterprise, Sybase IQ and Adaptive Server Anywhere® data management solutions."
The full article can be found here.
( Mai 11 2005, 04:13:49 PM CEST ) Permalink

Dienstag Mai 10, 2005

"Iona, Sun partner for Solaris service bus"
"Iona Technologies and Sun Microsystems announced a technology and marketing agreement that will see Iona offer a version of its Artix enterprise service bus (ESB) for Sun's Solaris 10, and the pair working on Java Enterprise System integration."
The full article can be found here.
( Mai 10 2005, 03:23:55 PM CEST ) Permalink

Freitag Mai 06, 2005

"Countdown to OpenSolaris – An Enterprise IT FAQ"
"As Sun counts down to the June 30 deadline for releasing the full Solaris 10 codeset to Open Source, Open Enterprise Trends spoke with the Sun exec responsible for the hand-over. OET asked Sun’s Operating Platforms Group vice president Tom Goguen key questions submitted by IT and OEM execs about how OpenSolaris might change their IT shops, the way they deploy and upgrade software, and the way they work with Sun."
The full article can be found here.
( Mai 06 2005, 07:58:14 AM CEST ) Permalink

Mittwoch Mai 04, 2005

Another Solaris Success Story
"In addition, NewEnergy selected Solaris 10, over competing operating systems, for its unparalleled track record, its innovative and comprehensive Solaris Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) capability, expansive global support network, and the ability of Solaris 10 to be binary-compatible with other versions."
The full article can be found here.
( Mai 04 2005, 04:01:33 PM CEST ) Permalink Kommentare [2]

Mittwoch April 27, 2005

"Review: Solaris 10 - Coming Along Nicely"
"Recommendation
Get it! Solaris 10 is a stable, powerful and speedy operating environment that is free to use, works with commodity hardware and has a vibrant, growing community of users. This is a "must have" upgrade for existing Solaris users. Get Solaris 10 Here."
The full article can be found here.
( Apr 27 2005, 06:15:35 AM CEST ) Permalink

Dienstag April 26, 2005

First OpenSolaris User Group Meeting - Have fun!
I just read Claire's mentioning of the first OpenSolaris user group meeting in Santa Clara. I remember the first OpenOffice.org contributor Bay Area meeting at Jupiter's in Berkeley and the first one in Hamburg. It was very interesting, and I enjoyed it a lot. Have fun!!!
( Apr 26 2005, 10:10:07 PM CEST ) Permalink

Donnerstag April 21, 2005

News about Solaris and AMD Opteron Dual-Core
"Sun is also looking to capitalize on the growing momentum in hardware and software virtualization. AMD is expecting to offer its Pacifica virtualization technology in 2006. Lovell said Sun is looking to match that advantage with Solaris features like Containers, Predictive Self Healing and Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) as well as using open source plug-ins like Xen."
The full article can be found here.

See also: Solaris 10 Now Available for AMD's New Dual-Core Opteron Platform
( Apr 21 2005, 04:03:27 PM CEST ) Permalink

ZDNet about Solaris
"Anyone who still doubts the power of open thinking to change the world need only read our review of Solaris 10. Solaris is a mature, complex operating system that embodies some of the latest thinking on OS design from a company with a long tradition of excellence in computing architecture."
The full article can be found here.
( Apr 21 2005, 03:57:41 PM CEST ) Permalink

Dienstag April 19, 2005

"Trusted OS to the Security Rescue"
"General-purpose operating systems have strengthened their reliance on this principle by fine-tuning the privileges of applications and users. For example, Solaris 10 has new process rights management that limits an application's rights to the bare minimum required for it to run. In this system, even if an application is compromised by a buffer overflow or an unpatched vulnerability, an attacker cannot increase his or her privileges on a machine. In the Linux world, Exec Shield and Pax are each vying to become the preferred technology for protecting the memories of Linux servers by limiting the damage compromised applications can do."
The full article can be found here.
( Apr 19 2005, 09:28:38 AM CEST ) Permalink

More ISV support for Solaris (Symark PowerBroker)
"Symark, developer of leading UNIX/Linux security and administration solutions, today announced that market-leading Symark PowerBroker(R) supports the recently released Solaris(R) 10 operating system (OS). Additionally, Symark and Sun Microsystems announced an extension of their marketing partnership."
The full article can be found here.
( Apr 19 2005, 09:26:02 AM CEST ) Permalink