Hi Yuan, I tried to install the tools on my systems. Comparing to the internal version, it's harder to install the open source version. Could this be made more automated?
--Lucy yf206721 wrote: > James Carlson 写道: >> yf206721 writes: >> >>> Netperf does not belong to SUN,so we can't open source and deliver it. >>> >> I don't understand. >> >> Netperf *IS* open source. Sun doesn't have to do anything in order to >> cause it to be open source. Rick Jones at HP has been maintaining >> this useful tool for years and graciously keeping it functional on >> Solaris and testing it on our platforms all that time. >> >> > Hi James > Yeah,netperf is a open source software. > But the OSR(open source review) number for netperf is internal use only. > can not distribution outside of Sun for any purpose. > > The OSR number for netperf is #3124 > you can review it at this link > https://opensourcereview.central.sun.com > thanks > -yuan.fan >> http://www.netperf.org/netperf/NetperfPage.html >> >> He's even tried testing new adapters and new Sun platforms, even >> though he works for HP. I think you'd have to look hard to find >> someone working at a competitor's shop who is more positive about Sun. >> >> Sun *regularly* delivers software that it doesn't own. That's what >> the SFW consolidation is all about. Heck, it's what *Solaris* is all >> about -- we certainly didn't write all of this stuff ourselves. >> >> My guess here would be that someone at Sun might be overly concerned >> with the implications of the "non-commercial purposes only" phrase in >> this license: >> >> >> http://www.netperf.org/netperf/training/Netperf.html#0.2.2Z141Z1.SUJSTF.6R2DBD.2 >> >> Rather than delivering non-functional software, which seems like a >> pointless exercise to me, let's figure out how to get a working copy >> of netperf into one of the freeware repositories and delivered in an >> easily usable form. >> >> >> I've dealt with Rick Jones in the past, and he's an *extremely* >> helpful guy. Drop him a line and tell him you'd like to have our >> lawyers and HP's do lunch sometime. >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > driver-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss _______________________________________________ driver-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss
