OpenSolari Leaders Frustrated over Oracle's Silence, Throws F-Bombs ("Fork")

Posted 04/16/2010 at 4:44am | by Paul Lilly

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Things are getting a little testy between the OpenSolaris governing board and Oracle, primarily because the latter has been tight lipped about the delay in releasing OpenSolaris.

OpenSolaris OS version 2010.03 was supposed to be released on March 26, but nearly a month later, there's no sight of the operating system nor any word on when it might ship. As a result, some members of the board have suggested forking the code base from the Oracle version.

"It is sad to watch people asking about some OpenSolaris...release called 2010.03 when we are well into April now," wrote board member Dennis Clarke in an email. Added board member Joerg Schilling, "We [should] not ignore the current situation and thus be prepared to fork in case this is needed."

The idea has been well received by several other members of the list who are not board members, though not everyone agrees.

"The time to fork hasn't arrived yet," said board member Simon Phipps. "Given Oracle's style, I have seen no concrete triggers for concern yet."