When I look at this list, one simple example comes to mind: Ubuntu.
That's not a bad thing, but it makes me suggest that instead of arguing
about what features should be in the CD, it would be better to just take
Ubuntu as an example FOR THE FEATURE SIDE OF THINGS.
If the Indiana OpenSolaris CD can do what Ubuntu does than that's enough.
This doesn't mean it has to do everything the same way Ubuntu does, I'm just
talking about features here.
On 22/06/07, Glynn Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey,
Tackling one little bit at a time - will reply to some of your other
points
separately.
Dave Miner wrote:
> I would suggest that you explicitly *not* work on a package list, and
> instead work on a functionality list that's specific about what
> capabilities the user expects in a "core install" and "desktop
> environment". That'll make for requirements that we can evaluate
> alternatives against, rather than a prescriptive list of "deliver this
> specific package", which is an implementation detail.
Okay, given that I'm not going to get this out in one go, here's the X and
Desktop Environment level functional list, which is a little bit closer to
home
and involves less thought from my point of view. I'll try and work on the
rest
of the stack over the weekend, and I know it's likely that you care about
that
part more.
If anyone wants to suggest bits missed, or help provide a list for some of
the
other functionality, please feel free.
GNOME Desktop Environment
=========================
Specific Applications
o Firefox Web Browser
o Thunderbird Email Client
o OpenOffice Productivity Suite
o Pidgin Instant Messaging
o Rhythmbox Music Player, supports free formats
o GNOME System Tools - User, Network, Time & Date, Sharing, Services
o Basic utilities - Calculator, Archive Manager, Character Map, Text
Editor,
Image Viewer, Screenshot, Document Viewer, Terminal, Performance
Monitor,
o Panel/File Manager - Desktop Preferences
o GIMP Image Editor
o CD Ripper/Creator
Common Tasks
o Read/Write email
o View/Add/Edit calendar appointments and reminders
o View/Write/Edit document/spreadsheet/presentation
o Browse the web
o Print document
o Find files/documents/emails etc..
o Listen to music
o Transfer photos from camera to disk and vice-versa
o Catalog/Edit your photos
o Transfer music from player to disk and vice-versa
o IM your friends
Specific Requirements
o Localized in 10 languages (de, es, fr, it, ja, ko, pt_BR, sv, zh_CN,
zh_TW)
o No need for developer utilities or header files on default install
o Accessibility not expected to work out of the box initially
Xorg
====
Specific Components/Extensions/Drivers
o Xorg (7.3 preferable)
o Xrandr (1.2), Xrender, Xdamage, Xfixes, Xcursor, Xcomposite
o Hardware acceleration preferable with known caveats about
closed-source drivers
o Current set of video drivers included with Xorg known to be
compatible (and working) with Solaris.
(apm, ark, ast, ati, chips, cirrus, cyrix, dummy, glint,
i128, i740, i810, intel, mga, neomagic, nsc, nv,
rendition, s3, s3virge, savage, siliconmotion, sis,
tdfx, tga, trident, tseng, vesa, vga, via, vmware, wsfb)
Glynn
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