OpenSolaris 2009.06 has been released

This is the kind of news many people was waiting for: the third release of the OpenSolaris OS, OpenSolaris 2009.06, has been released. You can read the announcement here.

A quick summary of the new features, as reported from the official site, are:

• Network Virtualization with Crossbow
• Turn any host into a SCSI target with COMSTAR
• Host virtual guests using xVM Hypervisor or LDoms
• SPARC® support for Distro Constructor, Auto Install, and Snap
• Intel Xeon 5500 processor support with deep power management
• MySQL and PHP DTrace Probes in the WebStack
• Improved usability of the package management system
• ZFS Time Slider Snapshot Management
• Contribute new applications with SourceJuicer
• Get 24/7 support with OpenSolaris Subscriptions

If you were already using Solaris Express Community Edition you may have already tried these features. Nevertheless, I think it's time to burn a CD and give a try to this new release. Personally, I dropped OpenSolaris after trying 2008.11 for a couple of reasons (no sparse zones, incompatibility with some Sun products) but I'm really curious to try this new release: every iteration has been a great surprise and a very positive experience, so far.

As soon as I try it, I'll post a review. Meanwhile, you can download the OpenSolaris OS here.