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As someone that loves to dig into source code to see how things are done... Solaris source is the state-of-the-art. If there's a "beautiful" kernel, Solaris is

As someone that loves to dig into source code to see how things are done... Solaris source is the state-of-the-art. If there's a "beautiful" kernel, Solaris is definitely the one. QNX also is one very well made kernel(its like a OS created by a zen master). It's a pity that sun took so long to open the source of Solaris, or else i could be typing this from a solaris kernel, instead of Linux.

snw 11y ago
well... there is illumos
- oscargrouch 11y ago
  The solaris source code was open, i believe in 2005.. then came OpenSolaris in 2008.. and then the Illumos fork, if i recall correctly in 2010, after Oracle bought Sun.. But even in 2005, when they decided to open the source, it was already too late, because Linux was already a big hit by that time. But, to use Illumos as a first machine, can be really painful, exactly because of the lack of adoption, and the lack of drivers and software as a consequence... that's the reason of my comment about the time to open the code.. and Oracle closing it up again, didnt help it either. I would definetly consider Ilummos as a server node.. but for a personal machine.. it can get painful really easy, if you use for development like i do.