FAQs

OpenSolaris FAQ Center

Below are FAQ documents answering questions about the OpenSolaris project, license, and code base. For help with OpenSolaris terms and acronyms, visit the Glossary.

• General FAQ
  High-level information about the OpenSolaris project.

• Getting Started FAQ
  Information for developers and other open source participants.

• Website FAQ
  Details about how to use the website.

• Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) FAQ
  Information about the CDDL.

• OpenSolaris Binary License FAQ
  Explanations of how binaries can be used.

• Public Documentation License FAQ
  Answers to questions about the PDL.

• OpenSolaris Trademark/Logo Usage FAQ
  Information about how the OpenSolaris project TM and logo can be used.

• Oracle Contributor Agreement (OCA) FAQ
  Information about filing a Oracle Contributor Agreement.

• Mercurial How-to
  Information about using Mercurial and Mercurial Repositories.

opensolaris.org Website Transition

The Website Engineering Team has been updating the opensolaris.org website infrastructure recently. Two major transitions have been completed in 2009, and others will continue through 2010. The FAQs below explain the key issues, and more information can be found in the Website Community.

• opensolaris.org Website Transition FAQ
  General issues about the opensolaris.org website transition. Questions are grouped into three sections: General, Auth, and XWiki.

• Website Transition: User Actions FAQ
  Things users need to do to prepare for various site transitions related to the Auth application, updates to the SCM console, and the move to XWiki. Questions are grouped by topic.