I think theres benefits with having a diversified free OS environment, and I think there are other benefits to keeping something like OpenSolaris alive versus s

I think theres benefits with having a diversified free OS environment, and I think there are other benefits to keeping something like OpenSolaris alive versus some of the smaller Linux distros...for instance, if OpenSolaris is still used by the community then maybe some of the Oracle/Sun engineers will help add features during their off-work hours spare time.