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| Developer | Sun Microsystems |
|---|---|
| Written in | C |
| OS family | Unix (System V Release 4) |
| Working state | Discontinued, continued by illumos[1][2][3] |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | May 5, 2008 |
| Latest release | 2009.06 / June 1, 2009 |
| Latest preview | snv_134 (build 134) x86/SPARC / March 8, 2010 |
| Available in | Multilingual (more than 53)[4] |
| Update method | Image Packaging System |
| Package manager | Package Manager, pkg |
| Platforms | SPARC, IA-32, x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic |
| Userland | SVR4 C library, GNU Core Utilities and traditional Solaris commands |
| Default user interface | GNOME |
| License | Mostly CDDL with proprietary components[5] and other licenses |
| Official website | opensolaris |
OpenSolaris (/ˌoʊpən səˈlɑːrɪs/[6]) is a discontinued open-source computer operating system for SPARC and x86 based systems, created by Sun Microsystems and based on Solaris. Its development began in the mid 2000s and ended in 2010.
OpenSolaris was developed as a combination of several software consolidations that were open sourced starting with Solaris 10. It includes a variety of free software, including popular desktop and server software.[7][8] It is a descendant of the UNIX System V Release 4 (SVR4) code base developed by Sun and AT&T in the late 1980s and is the only version of the System V variant of UNIX available as open source.[9]
After Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems in 2010, Oracle discontinued development of OpenSolaris in house, pivoting to focus exclusively on the development of the proprietary Solaris Express (now Oracle Solaris).[10][11] Prior to Oracle's close-sourcing Solaris, a group of former OpenSolaris developers began efforts to fork the core software under the name OpenIndiana, and the illumos Foundation that was created at the time continues to develop and maintain the kernel and userland of OpenIndiana,[12] and since then additional illumos distributions, both commercial and non-commercial, have appeared and are under active development.
- ^ "/osol-discuss/ OpenSolaris cancelled, to be replaced with Solaris 11 Express". Archived from the original on 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ^ "/osol-discuss/ OpenSolaris cancelled, to be replaced with Solaris 11 Express". Archived from the original on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ^ Garrett D'Amore (3 August 2010). "illumos - Hope and Light Springs Anew - Presented by Garrett D'Amore" (PDF). illumos.org. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ Petr Hruška (April 6, 2010). "Language/Locale Coverage". OpenSolaris 2010.03 Test Plan. opensolaris.org. Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ "OpenSolaris Binary Licensing FAQ". opensolaris.org. Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ The pronunciation rhymes with "Polaris". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06.
- ^ Jim Grisanzio (December 12, 2009). "OpenSolaris Consolidation Information". opensolaris.org. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ Jim Grisanzio (March 26, 2010). "What version of the Solaris Operating System is OpenSolaris?". opensolaris.org. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ The BSD variant of UNIX, on which versions of Solaris prior to Solaris 2 (= SunOS 5) were based, has been open-source since June 1994.
- ^ "OpenSolaris is now officially dead. RIP". Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "Site Decommissioned". opensolaris.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ "Welcome to Project OpenIndiana!". Project OpenIndiana. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.