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In this Issue | January 2009
Goodbye Linux, hello OpenSolaris
OpenSolaris 2008.11 first impressions
Moving to OpenSolaris
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  OpenSolaris Ignite Newsletter
Happy New Year!
Here at Ignite, 2009 is off to a great start with some excellent feedback and responses from the community on the 2008.11 release, which we share in this issue. If you or your friends still haven't tried OpenSolaris, here's a screencast that demonstrates an easy, risk-free way to take OpenSolaris for a spin in VirtualBox.

Watch screencast | Download OpenSolaris OS 2008.11

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News News
Kudos for OpenSolaris 2008.11 accessibility
The latest release leads the industry in open source accessibility and is getting rave reviews.
Reviews Reviews
Goodbye Linux, I'm in love with OpenSolaris
Antonio Vierio blogs about why he’s an OpenSolaris convert.
First impressions of OpenSolaris 2008.11
One developer recommends others give OpenSolaris a try.
Time is right to install OpenSolaris
Enticed by "nifty features," techie turned teacher moves to OpenSolaris.
Tutorials Tutorials
OpenSolaris Bible available in February
Written by the OpenSolaris community, this book covers introductory through advanced topics. Preorder now at Amazon.
Hands on introduction to ZFS pools
  • Part 1: Getting Started (Pool Creation, Export, Import)
  • Part 2: Mirrors, Disk Failure and Spare Disks
  • Part 3: RAIDZ2
Blogs Blogs
Get updated about OpenSolaris Web Stack
Here’s a good rundown covering updates over the past few months.
How to install and use the Distribution Constructor
Learn how to build your own ISO image of OpenSolaris using the Distribution Constructor.
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Events Events
Sun Tech Days
Singapore
Jan 20-22
Hyderbad, India
Feb 18-20

OpenSolaris Developer Day
McLean, VA
Jan. 29

OpenSolaris Storage Summit
San Francisco (or virtual)
Feb. 23

CommunityOne East
New York
Mar. 18-19

Applications Applications
Play your MP3s with Songbird, the open source alternative to iTunes
Learn how to install Songbird on OpenSolaris.

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