Here is this months review of news, updates, blogs and links for February 2009.  As always, please feel free to contact me with any additions.

• lofi and cpu-caps Test Suites Released

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-February/002026.html

• Sun Studio Express 11/08 availability for OpenSolaris SPARC

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-February/002030.html

• OpenSolaris Constitution 2.0 RC1

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-February/002033.html

•  New OpenSolaris Distribution

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-February/002036.html

• NDMPCOPY Test Tool and NDMP Protocol Test Suite Released

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-February/002037.html

• XWiki and Auth Updates

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-February/002040.html

• Nominations now open for 2009 OpenSolaris Governing Board elections

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-February/002044.html

• NexentaCore Platform 2.0 Beta2 released

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-February/002053.html

• OpenSolaris development package repository build 108, x86/x64/SPARC

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-February/002055.html

• New docs consolidation available

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-February/002057.html

• Community Translation Interface (CTI) 1.0 Released

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-February/002059.html

• Putback Notifications as Changesets for February 2009

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/onnv-notify/2009-February/thread.html

• Sun Releases Open Source Standard for Storage Encryption

  http://www.ddj.com/security/214501953

• HP to Offer Solaris on HP ProLiant Servers
  

  http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/090225/20090225005497.html?.v=1

• OpenSolaris 2008.11 Cloud Service Available Now

  https://learning.sun.com/solc/course/sandbox-1

• OpenSolaris Ignite Newsletter - February 2009 Issue

  http://www.sun.com/emrkt/opensolaris/ignite/0209/index.html

• Flash Player 10 is Available

  http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

• OpenSolaris with mod_wsgi

  http://blogs.sun.com/overstre/entry/opensolaris_with_mod_wsgi

• OpenSolaris on System Z - An Update

  http://blogs.sun.com/jsavit/entry/sirius_opensolaris_on_system_z

• OpenSolaris Tips & Tricks

  http://blogs.sun.com/chhandomay/entry/opensolaris_tips_tricks

• Kernel Comparison of OpenSolaris, Windows Vista and Linux 2.6

  http://blogs.sun.com/hiro/entry/kernel_comparison_of_opensolaris_windows

• OpenSolaris Community Lending Project on Kiva

  http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/entry/opensolaris_community_lending_project_on

• I Want My ZFS

  http://blogs.sun.com/haa/entry/i_want_my_zfs

• OpenSolaris Zones Clusters VideoBlog

  http://blogs.sun.com/arbore/entry/zone_cluster

• Event Registry and OpenSolaris 2008.11

  http://blogs.sun.com/sdaven/entry/event_registry_and_opensolaris_11

• Basic demonstration of DTrace feature of OpenSolaris

  http://blogs.sun.com/arbore/entry/basic_demonstration_of_dtrace_feature

• Updated Sun Device Detection Tool for Solaris 10 & OpenSolaris

  http://blogs.sun.com/bigadmin/entry/updated_sun_device_detection_tool

• New: SPARC Platform Support for OpenSolaris Development

  http://blogs.sun.com/SDNProgramNews/entry/new_support_for_sparc_platforms

• Installing Zones in OpenSolaris 2008.11 on Virtual Box

  http://blogs.sun.com/arungupta/entry/totd_68_installing_zones_in

• Lessons Learned with OpenSolaris 2008.11

  http://blogs.sun.com/natarajan/entry/lessons_learnt_with_opensolaris_2008

• Mounting Windows' NTFS on [Open]Solaris x86/x64

  http://blogs.sun.com/mandalika/entry/mounting_windows_ntfs_on_open

• Glassfish in a Zone On OpenSolaris

  http://blogs.sun.com/arbore/entry/glassfish_zone_zfs_isolation_over

• Allowing ZFS Snapshots

  http://blogs.sun.com/observatory/entry/allowing_zfs_snapshots

• (Open) Solaris and the AMP stack

  http://blogs.sun.com/web/entry/open_solaris_and_the_amp

• Wine on Opensolaris

  http://blogs.sun.com/yuksel/entry/wine_on_opensolaris

With all the snow falling in my home town, leaving me homebound, you would think there would be adequate time for me to compile OpenSolaris news for January 2009 earlier ... but alas it didn't work that way.  Here is an summary of OpenSolaris news for January 2009.  As always, please feel free to point out anything relevant I missed.

OpenSolaris Test Farm Development Zones and Open Access

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-January/002002.html

New packages added to the /pending repository

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-January/002019.html

The OpenSolaris Newsletters: A Clarification

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-January/002022.html

 New Man Page Consolidation Now Available

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-January/002023.html

Sun Enhancements to OpenSolaris Take Aim at Linux (eWeek Article)

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-January/002024.html

New Docs Consolidation Now Available

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2009-January/002025.html

Sun Establishes First Open Source Standard for Storage Encryption Solutions

 http://opensolaris.org/os/project/kmsagenttoolkit/

CommunityOne East - Open. Innovation. Choice.

http://developers.sun.com/events/communityone/2009/east/index.jsp

Migration from Debian to OpenSolaris

http://blogs.sun.com/sunwg11nprg/entry/migration_from_debian_to_opensolaris?intcmp=2224

OpenSolaris Project: Bluetooth Stack & Drivers

http://opensolaris.org/os/project/bluetooth/

DIY: Home NAS Box with OpenSolaris and ZFS

http://blogs.sun.com/mebius/entry/diy_home_nas_box_with2

Requesting New OpenSolaris Projects

http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/entry/requesting_new_opensolaris_projects

New Book: OpenSolaris Bible

http://blogs.sun.com/nsolter/entry/announcing_the_opensolaris_bible

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470385480.html

 OpenSolaris 2008.11 as dom0

http://blogs.sun.com/levon/entry/opensolaris_2008_11_as_a1

Sun + Intel + OpenSolaris + 2 Years = The Year of Core

http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2009/01/22/sun-intel-opensolaris-2-years-the-year-of-core/

Tomcat 6 in OpenSolaris

http://blogs.sun.com/psum/entry/tomcat_6_in_opensolaris

Drupal 6.9, OpenSolaris and Web Stack 1.4: The Perfect Installation Experience

http://blogs.sun.com/web/entry/drupal_6_9_opensolaris_and

Sun Device Detection Tool 2.2 for OpenSolaris and Solaris

http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts/device_detect.jsp

Screencast: Installing OpenSolaris in VirtualBox

http://blogs.sun.com/observatory/entry/screencast_installing_opensolaris_in_virtualbox

OpenSolaris on Amazon EC2

http://blogs.sun.com/ec2/entry/opensolaris_2008_11_on_amazon

Introduction to Developing on OpenSolaris

http://blogs.sun.com/video/entry/introduction_to_developing_in_opensolaris

What's New with the AMP Stack in OpenSolaris 2008.11

http://blogs.sun.com/natarajan/entry/what_s_new_with_amp1

New OpenSolaris Storage Community Page

http://opensolaris.org/os/community/storage/

A Hands on Introduction to ZFS Pools

http://blogs.sun.com/observatory/entry/a_hands_on_introduction_to

OpenSolaris at CES 2009

http://explore.toshiba.com/pressrelease/433653?fromPage=editorials

Writing Your First PHP Web Application on the OpenSolaris OS

http://developers.sun.com//solaris/articles/phptutorial/index.html

Notable Putback Notifications

PSARC 2008/778 asprintf, vasprintf

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/onnv-notify/2009-January/008321.html

PSARC 2008/753 Reflecting Fan/Power Supply Diagnosis in Solaris

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/onnv-notify/2009-January/008301.html

PSARC 2008/628 Interrupt Resource Management

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/onnv-notify/2009-January/008336.html

PSARC 2007/272 Project Clearview: IPMP Rearchitecture

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/onnv-notify/2009-January/008259.html

PSARC 2008/751 ZyDAS ZD1211 USB 802.11b/g Wireless Driver

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/onnv-notify/2009-January/008277.html

First, on behalf of the community, I would like to thank Tim Foster and the previous authors of  'OpenSolaris in Review'.  Having a monthly summary of news, updates and tips consolidated and delivered in a simple format is a valuable tool for those of us unable to read all of the OpenSolaris blogs, articles and forums. Thanks!

That said, after a relatively brief hiatus, the monthly 'OpenSolaris in Review' has returned.  Tim has transitioned the review and I will be filling his shoes, a tough task indeed.  In fact, along with Tim's project challenges at Sun, he recently welcomed a new baby, suffice it to say he has his hands full, congrats Tim!

So on to the task at hand, here is an abbreviated summary of OpenSolaris news for December 2008.  As always, please feel free to point out anything relevant I missed:

 

•  Sun Releases OpenSolaris 2008.11

  http://www.ddj.com/linux-open-source/212400086

• What's New in OpenSolaris 2008.11 Screencast (Roman Strobl)

  http://webcast-west.sun.com/interactive/09B12437/index.html

• December 2008 Issue of OpenSolaris Ignite Newsletter

  http://www.sun.com/emrkt/opensolaris/ignite/1208/index.html
  

• New docs consolidation available: http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2008-December/001978.html

• pkg.opensolaris.org package repository update (unbundleds/clusters)

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2008-December/001980.html

• OpenSolaris mirroring of ISO images

   http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2008-December/001981.html

 

• 700+ man pages added for OpenSolaris 2008.11

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2008-December/001982.html

 

• Update Core Contributor Lists for 2009 Election

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2008-December/001985.html

• New Man Page Consolidation Now Available

  http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-announce/2008-December/001987.html

 

• Crossbow Integrated in Nevada Build 105 

  http://opensolaris.org/os/project/crossbow/

• ATOM Support now in OpenSolaris

  http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2008/12/22/atom-support-now-in-opensolaris/

•  100 OpenSolaris User Groups

  http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/entry/100_opensolaris_user_groups
  

   

• November/December OpenSolaris Community Newsletter

  http://opensolaris.org/os/community/advocacy/newsletter/nov-dec08/

• Step by step instructions to use a projector with OpenSolaris 2008.11

  http://blogs.sun.com/lyon/entry/a_step_by_step_instructions

• Installing OpenSolaris 2008.11 on a USB Stick

  http://blogs.sun.com/blogfinger/entry/installing_opensolaris_2008_11_on
  

• New Sun BluePrint entitled Security Advantages of the Solaris Zones Software

  http://blogs.sun.com/schuba/entry/new_sun_blueprint_entitled_security

• Upgrade OpenSolaris 2008.05 to OpenSolaris 2008.11

  http://blogs.sun.com/weber/entry/upgrade_from_opensolaris_2008_05

• Time Slider Screencast

  http://blogs.sun.com/erwann/entry/time_slider_screencast