OpenSolaris 2009.06 Live CD
I downloaded and booted the LiveCD version of OpelSolaris 20009.6, more for consistency than anything else I suppose. Europa booted up without issues with the latest OpenSolaris. As usual the desktop booted up into a low-resolution, in this case 1024 by 768. When I changed the resolution to 1280 x 1024, the screen resized fine but the upper and lower panels didn't move to fit the new screen size (check screen capture left). Which brings up another nit. Normally on a Gnome desktop hitting PrintScreen will bring up the screen saver application. This desktop doesn't do that. Fortunately you can bring it up off the menu (Applications | Graphics | Save Screenshot). Such are the minor nits to be found after five minutes of very casual use. Oh well.
Is this version fit to challenge Linux? That depends on who you are. If you're a Windows-Hater/Linux-Lover then it won't satisfy you. Not because if any specific inferiority of the system, but simply because ItsNotLinux(tm). On the other extreme, if you're a RealUnix(tm) user, then this release of OpenSolaris should prove intriguing, at least enough to download the ISO and give it a spin.
As I said earlier OpenSolaris is underpinned by RealUnix(tm), not the ersatz implementation of Linux. In fact it's a lot closer to Mac OS X in spirit.
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