> This project looks dead.
Yes, alas.
> Is it?
I dunno.
I do know that - IMHO - it was the most straightforward launchpad for SUN to go
desktop on a wide scale. It had ravishing reviews and previews - until A6.
Since SUN knows very well how to screw up, it is not excluded that we see
another screwup here. Ian hasn't been in a state to get much of common sense
into the whole lot. On the other hand, SUN is very active with 'Developer' and
'Express'.
And, frankly, I installed 09/07 ('Developer'), and it installs absolutely great
with the new installer, runs almost everything out of the box (Java,
Java-applets, latest Flash, Sun Studio, Gnome 2.18, Staroffice 8, Realplayer,
etc.). leaving me with only having to pick up MPlayer from Blastwave.
And it runs compiz 0.52 (I know, useless eye candy) directly as downloaded from
Erwann's blog.
Only shortcomings:
No ZFS by default, all UFS.
Mostly, though, SUN's mostly braindead package system.
Aside of the last two, it has - if consequently followed up - the currently
greatest potential to become a Ubuntu-like success in the Solaris world.
Should I feel bad versus Nexenta; unfaithful lover ? Not so much, since this
project abandoned the target 'desktop'.
Do I contradict myself with respect to SUN's ability to screw up ? Not so much.
'Developer' or Indiana with apt-get would have offered a straightforward
migration to SUN products to hordes of developers and users. Also, the
GPLv3-ing never materialised, and probably never will. Leaving three quarters
of the potential adopters out.
So, anything new in here ? No. SUN has always mastered the art of providing
superior products and at the same time discouraging the general public from
adopting these.
Uwe
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