Linux is increasingly become more 'appliance-like' and I think the steps taken here are actually positive. Too many shops flat-out ignore the OS compoment of t

Linux is increasingly become more 'appliance-like' and I think the steps taken here are actually positive. Too many shops flat-out ignore the OS compoment of the stack. This will at least force integrators to think about the OS more. For what it's worth, this is just SmartOS re-implemented in Linux (though lacking certain features of SmartOS), and funded by Google with apparently more flexibility on where you can run this. I personally cannot wait for the day when I am able to treat Linux like a dumb appliance everywhere, running atop more purpose-built systems.