On 10/31/07, John Plocher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Martin Bochnig wrote: > >> This is like calling the automobiles built in the BMW Factory "BMWs". > > > > Only when considering the 2nd layer (the distro-creating projects and > > associated ones, rather than OS/Net src base maintainers). > > That is exactly what I am doing. I'm NOT trying or intending to associate > the name OpenSolaris with simply the OS/Net src base... > > > Then the OS/Net sources should not have the identical name "OpenSolaris" > > any longer. > > Where is the OS/Net consolidation currently being named "opensolaris"? > I agree with you - if it is, then it should be changed. > > The community name is Nevada. Sometimes spelled "nv" > The common name is either ON or OS/Net. > The BFU image is snv_76 or nv_76 > Inside Sun, it was called ON; sometimes "the WOS". > The name "Solaris" was always used for the complete system that > was sold to users; Solaris always included a GUI desktop, utilities, > nameservers, routing and email daemons, etc etc etc. > > > If you want to be FullyOpen, then you may have to accept this. > > Being a FullyOpen community member, I accept that others in the > FullyOpen community may do things to which I disagree. FullyOpen > does not mean "everyone has a veto". It also does not mean "every > decision is made by consensus". Sometimes people see a need, and > go on and fill it, whether or not others agree with them... > > > And honestly: Do you understand / consider the existing distro projects > > as hostile competition, rather than as (positive, supporting) part (and > > partially also parts-supplier) of the whole ONE ? > > I see them as being positive, value added and supporting alternatives > to a community that is focused on providing a best-of-breed generalized > reference distro; however, they are NOT the primary focus or design > pattern for the majority of the community. > > > That's almost pretty much a joke, given that > > I thought about using Ford instead of BMW in my analogy, but I didn't > because I don't like Fords. I should have, though, because then I > could have concluded by saying > > Of course, custom car makers like Ferrari, Lotus and > Rolls Royce don't consider Ford to be a competitor > because their customer base simply doesn't buy Fords. > > I consider MartUX, SchilliX and Nexenta to be similar to those > boutique automobile builders - they are what you install and use > if you have requirements that are not being met by the Fords of > the world. And, you know what? Many people use Ford or Chevy > engines in their customized vehicles - Ford is also a pretty > large parts retailer too.
Now you are telling another $foo distro maker, that all the other $foo distro makers that they are marginal $foo players. And that only Sun can make a real $foo distro? Am I misinterpreting your statement? > -John > _______________________________________________ > indiana-discuss mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss > -- - Brian Gupta http://opensolaris.org/os/project/nycosug/ _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
