OpenSolaris: A Bad Linux Distribution?
The Linux desktop has come a long way. It's a fully usable, stable, and secure operating system that can be used quite easily by the masses. Not too long ago, Sun figured they could do the same by starting Project Indiana, which is supposed to deliver a complete distribution of OpenSolaris in a manner similar to GNU/Linux. After using the latest version for a while, I'm wondering: why?
I was very interested in trying out the latest OpenSolaris release, hoping to find an operating system that could rival the likes of Ubuntu and OpenSUSE. The goal of Project Indiana is basically to create GNU/OpenSolaris, slap on a GNOME desktop, and try to capitalise on OpenSolaris' key features, among which ZFS. I had the plan to write a nice review of it, but the experience was so bad, I had to let go of that plan.
