In this Issue | December 2008 Get answers to installation questions OpenSolaris 2008.11 vs. Ubuntu 8.10 Running Solaris Trusted Extensions Watch demos of new, cool features   OpenSolaris Ignite Newsletter OpenSolaris OS 2008.11 launches today! Watch cool live demos of what's new in the latest version of the OpenSolaris Operating System. OpenSolaris evangelist Roman Strobl covers a wide range of topics, including: » Expanded desktop features » ZFS timeslider » Improved package manager » Increased multimedia features » Added server features » New respositories and applications   View now  |  Download OpenSolaris OS 2008.11 News Dr. Dobbs Interview with Tim Cramer Tim Cramer, Executive Director of Core OpenSolaris Engineering, talks about: Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris features, latest enhancements, what "open" means, and OpenSolaris vs. Linux. A must read! Reviews Review of OpenSolaris 2008.11 Ryan Paul at Ars Technica reviews OpenSolaris 2008.11 and its improvements since 2008.05. OpenSolaris 2008.11 Killer New Feature In this review, Geertjan discusses why Timeslider is a "switch-worthy" feature. OpenSolaris 2008.11 vs. Ubuntu 8.10 An in-depth comparison of OpenSolaris, Ubuntu and FreeBSD. Tutorials Options for upgrading to OpenSolaris 2008.11 — screencasts » Upgrade an OpenSolaris image using the Package Manager GUI » Upgrade an OpenSolaris image using the CLI (Command Line Interface) » Upgrade from OpenSolaris 2008.05 to OpenSolaris 2008.11 Get answers to your installation questions FAQs — Answers to common questions people have when installing OpenSolaris. How to run Solaris Trusted Extensions with 2008.11 Get the scoop on security in OpenSolaris 2008.11 with Trusted Extensions. Blogs Creating SMF services If you're new to writing an SMF service, take a look at the steps Brian Leonard used, which should apply to any type of service you're interested in creating. Setting up OpenSolaris in Parallels VM Lukas Rovensky's weblog consolidates previous postings from his experience with several release candidates. Understanding RBAC feature Defining and giving a better understanding of the powerful RBAC (Role Based Access Control) feature in OpenSolaris. Resources Catch a recap of Sun Student Technology Camps High school and college students: Find out what's going on in the world of technology. Demos provided by our resident tech geeks as well as special guests from inside and outside of Sun. Check out the BigAdmin community You'll find tons of scripts, tech tips and resources as well as the Solaris Applications Library and Solaris Hardware Compatibility List. Earn BigAdmin Bucks by submitting your tech tips or useful links. Applications Accessing Eclipse in the repository Now you can grab either Eclipse 3.4 or NetBeans 6.5 from the OpenSolaris 2008.11 release repository. Just connect to the Package Manager and search for NetBeans or Eclipse. Contributing OpenSolaris packages Follow these guidelines and suggested processes when contributing to the OpenSolaris development package repositories. Events Sun Tech Days Singapore Jan. 20-22, 2009 Hyderbad, India Feb. 18-20, 2009 © 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. For information on Sun's trademarks, see: www.sun.com/suntrademarks To unsubscribe from this list, reply to this message with “Unsubscribe” in the subject line or use this link: [OLM2 team insert URL for appropriate list's unsub page] To manage your Sun subscriptions, visit the Subscription Center. Sun Microsystems, Inc., 18 Network Circle, M/S: UMPK18-124 Attn: Global eMarketing, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA