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21 Apr 2008
#19768
OpenSolaris Becoming Serious Competitor to Linux
Gartner Analysis Says Open Source OSes Equalling Commercial Products

According to the recent Gartner report, "Open-Source Software in the Server OS Market 2008: The State of Linux," OpenSolaris is gaining traction and will be a serious competitor to Linux distributions in the next 12 months.
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21 Apr 2008
#19807
OpenSolaris Community Gears Up for an Exciting May 2008
OpenSolaris 2008.05 ("Project Indiana") Release, Developer Summit On the Way

Exciting happenings for the OpenSolaris community are coming next month with the anticipated release of OpenSolaris 2008.05 and the second OpenSolaris Developer Summit set for May 3-4 at the University of California in Santa Cruz, Calif.
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21 Apr 2008
#19723
SDN Webcast: "OpenSolaris - A Sneak Peek"
Sun Chief OS Strategist Ian Murdock on Developer Preview 2

With OpenSolaris 2008.05 nearing its release, it may be of interest to some to take a few minutes and watch a Sun Developer Network Channel Webcast of Sun's Chief OS Strategist Ian Murdock showing off the new package system in OpenSolaris Developer Preview 2.
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21 Apr 2008
#19747
OpenSolaris Election Poll Results
New Governing Board Seated, Community Priorties Outlined

The new OpenSolaris community has elected its Governance Board, seating John Beck, Alan Coopersmith, Glynn Foster, Jim Grisanzio, Simon Phipps, John Plocher and Stephen Lau to the seven-member board. The community also amended its Constitution and outlined the top five community priorities during recent elections.
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