Attracting Linux users?

Interesting conclusion of Charlie Schluting in his article "Will OpenSolaris 2008.11 Attract Linux Users?":

If OpenSolaris spent the next 1-2 years focusing primarily on adopting standardized open source software rather than implementing shiny new features, the project would stand a much better chance of attracting long-time Linux users.

Don´t think so. The new features are the stuff that attacts Linux users ... you have to do both. Making it easy for Linux users to choose their favourite OS on technical merits than on usage habits. But there has to be a technological lead. Otherwise there wouldn´t be any reason to think about changing. Often good-enough is good-enough. You need such features like dtrace or zfs or crossbow to create a demand.

OpenSolaris doesn’t need the exclusive community that Solaris enjoyed all these years, it needs the huge Linux community. I think it will happen; the question is, “how quickly?”

ACK. I think Solaris will get more influence from the Linux side. We need the bigger linux community. The problem is: You can´t get a linux-like standard on one side without violating some standards and alienating Solaris users. Solaris don´t need the community at the price of its soul. We have to balance this.

PS: Anonymous is correct ... i´ve read this article in an incorrect way as i was distracted, so it led me to a wrong comment. I´ve reread the article again and edited the article.