Exactly. You couldn't build OpenSolaris without proprietary blobs, the build process only worked correctly inside Sun's network, code contributions were not accepted. Under Sun the OpenSolaris project had already started to take technical decisions behind closed doors more and more (it was easy to confirm this from their bug tracking system that differentiated between public and private tickets). I dont understand why people think Sun was the open source god in the sky. Perhaps too much emotional attachment from the "good old days", but I can't relate.
6 or so years ago I thought Solaris would have a fighting chance. I was naive.
gtirloni|9 years ago
6 or so years ago I thought Solaris would have a fighting chance. I was naive.