A considered future for OpenSolaris

[ Thanks to dreemteem for this link. ]

"You may have seen some of the news reporting of the OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB) meeting that was held last Monday (I am an elected member of the Board). At a meeting with an unusually large number of community observers, we discussed how to respond to the 100% radio silence the OGB has experienced from the new owners of the OpenSolaris copyright and infrastructure. I believe we reached a balanced and well-considered conclusion and remain hopeful of a good outcome.

"Given our mandate to facilitate the OpenSolaris community, a key requirement - called out explicitly in the governance documents for OpenSolaris - is to have a liaison provided by Oracle to help the OGB understand the direction they have chosen for both their infrastructure provision and their dominant coding activity. Without a liaison, it's impossible to discuss and escalate infrastructure issues"

Complete Story

Related Stories:

• Top Solaris developer flees Oracle(Jul 15, 2010)
• OpenSolaris governing board threatens dissolution(Jul 14, 2010)
• Has Oracle been a disaster for Sun's open source?(Jun 29, 2010)
• Is Sticking With Solaris a Wise Choice? (Jun 11, 2010)