> Writing them is only part of the story; and yes, in > many cases there > is less work to do than for Linux and, with tools > such as dtrace and > mdb, the task can actually be quite straightworward. > *Integrating* drivers into OpenSolaris is another > story... To get my > driver in, I have to arrange for my company to supply > Sun with h/w! > Why should I have to do that when, as stated many > times on many > threads, OpenSolaris != Sun Solaris? All scrutiny at > the OpenSolaris > level should surely be based around source. Testing > is something that > individual distros should concern themselves with.
I agree with you. Additionally, I'd rather have a half-working driver, than no driver at all. With a flaky driver, I might have some chance of getting my OS to work with my hardware. With no driver, the probability drops down to 0% instantly. Be that as it may, regardless of what I think or believe in this case, supplying hardware to Sun to integrate drivers into OpenSolaris clashes with both OpenSolaris vs. Solaris, OpenSolaris community vs. Sun and opensource vs. proprietary product models. Like you wrote, requiring hardware in order to integrate drivers into OpenSolaris is just plain wrong, and I agree with you. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
