C. Bergstr?m wrote:
> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>> C. Bergstr?m wrote:
>>> The real goal here is to build a fully open source distro based on
>>> OpenSolaris technology.
>>
>> That is *your* goal, but I can't say for certain that is the goal of
>> everyone involved in the OpenSolaris community. For instance, while
>> I wish they'd open source it, I'm not going to say the nvidia driver
>> should be blocked and nvidia users not able to use 3D acceleration
>> because their driver sources are closed.
> Wait a second here.. Solaris has been around for many years as core
> *server* OS.
That's wrong, but also irrelevant. If you want to pretend Solaris is
for servers only, then pretend I said "HW RAID drivers" or "NIC drivers"
or "service processor management software" or any other software for some
other server-utilized hardware that's closed source and the vendor isn't
opening.
> Since when did nvidia drivers with 3D acceleration become
> part of the core features that the community wants/needs?
Again, irrelevant - the constitution doesn't say "all core features of a
server OS", but "all software produced by the OpenSolaris community."
Ignore the vast majority of OpenSolaris distro users all you want and
declare their wants/needs irrelevant to you, but you can't just claim
that software produced for them is not part of what at least some part
of the OpenSolaris community is doing.
> In your response you compare ubuntu linux with opensolaris.. Is this
> really the target market for Sun?
For the OpenSolaris distro? Ubuntu & Red Hat/Fedora are often listed
as examples of where Sun is taking the OS. That's a topic for another
forum though, not really related to governance/consitution/OGB policy.
> What is the most important direction for OpenSolaris?
> a) server
> b) desktop
> c) developer workstation
Why must there be only one? Why can't people work on more than one?
Why can't I work on desktop while you work on server and if we choose
to ignore each other or stay out of each other's way, live in harmony
in the OpenSolaris community? Must you shut down everyone who doesn't
have your exact goals and vision?
Certainly the OpenSolaris distro is much more targeted at the desktop &
developer workstation in the current release - you can't seriously claim
to be a server-oriented OS when your only install method is a GUI installer
on a LiveCD. The upcoming 2009.06 release expands server support with the
Automated Install replacement for Jumpstart/network install, and more will
come in the future.
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-Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
