We've already been over this, the Chinese aren't interested in Open Solaris since it's beta code and not all of it is open.
You like Open Solaris
Not really, it's only beta code, which I don't care much for. Unstable, constant upgrades, etc.
An OSI-accepted license (thus can be called "open source") cannot discriminate against specific people or groups of people
Baloney. Stallman's new GPL license is being specifically crafted to prevent Tivo from using GPL code in their systems, in the manner they are currently doing so. And as you've already admitted ~75% of all open source uses GPL.
I guess you haven't seen the packed seminars that Sun has been giving in China. Sun has a big presence there, and they're using it to push Open Solaris. Linux is more popular of course, but Open Solaris is growing.
Not really, it's only beta code
Not anymore. What is available right now as Open Solaris is a fully functional kernel, some libraries, drivers and tools. It is bootable and functional as-is. But as I said, there is already a fully-functional, installable distribution available that uses some of the same tools and programs that surround the Linux kernel to fill in any gaps.
IOW, if you prefer Open Solaris, you can essentially swap its kernel for the Linux kernel in a Linux distro.
Face it, China can run critical stuff on Open Solaris right now. You are a hypocrite for not deriding it for being free.
Stallman's new GPL license is being specifically crafted to prevent Tivo from using GPL code in their systems
... in the manner that they are currently doing it. This is one of the major problems Torvalds and others (including me) have with the GPL3 draft.
And as you've already admitted ~75% of all open source uses GPL.
Has nothing to do with the subject, but remember that the vast majority of those aren't even out of beta yet. I don't know how many times I've gone to SourceForge looking for software, seen a GPL entry I thought looked cool, only to find it was in planning or alpha.