Couldn't have agreed more with Shiv. I have seen so many users, who are just reluctant to try out open solaris because of this reason. From an engineer's point of view, it does makes sense for not to have any redundant bits on your system. But, if it is the end user and we are actually interested in growing the community, then the first impression about any distro does makes an impact on the popularity.
I have spoken to lot many students and users and they are just too happy to use Linux, Ubuntu, whatever. We just can't convince them to switch over unless it is served to them on a platter. ~Nishchaya Sivakumar Shanmugasundaram wrote: > +1 (in fact +billion - the population of India :) ) for a LiveDVD with > options (in GRUB may be) to install a standard desktop, or developer edition, > or whole DVD (examples). > Many times, the users inside a small office setup hesitate to use OpenSolaris > because of multiple downloads required for each of their desktops. If there > is a choice of IPS installation from files (I know it is coming), then they > could be convinced to download once (say to a CD) and then install it from > there. > We could also ask the users to download once, make a Live CD of their > required packages and then install it on other systems, but this is going to > put them off a bit. > For these reasons, it will be indeed be better to have a LiveDVD with > multiple install options. > > -Siva >
