< Hi All, < As I mentioned at the OpenSolaris Developer conference, I've been working with a couple of < laptop ODMs to try and find a laptop for OpenSolaris vs the other way round. Trying to get Solaris < installed with drivers missing.
<snip> < Thanks < Dave Clack Thanks for the exciting news. I know Asus C90S, which is advertised as a "white (upgradble)" laptop, should have a customizable compatibility with Solaris, but I never thought the ECS P55xx would work so well (especially wrt webcam, WiFi, cardreader, audio, etc.) This is indeed a very exciting news. Thanks for a great job! I am sure many here are aware that Asus is coming out with a series of low-cost Eee PCs which have Xandros Linux (successor to Corel Linux) pre-installed. From our own experience, pre-installing Linux on PCs (desktops and/or laptops) is easy, but providing service and update maintenance can be a nightmare. Neither Asus nor Xandros is capable of providing acceptable and affordable services. (However, pre-installation of Solaris can be a different story, and Sun's name can represent an attractive proposition to ODMers--just keep on dreaming.) Not too long ago, Dell began selling Ubuntu-preinstalled desktop PCs. Many in the Linux community are puzzled as to why a Linux Dell PC is more expensive than a PC pre-installed with Microsoft Windows. Isn't is true that Linux is free but Windows license costs $$$? The problem is, makers of Windows PCs can sell desktop space to offset or even surpass Windows licensing cost; whereas, who is willing to pay for desktop space of a Linux desktop/notebook & further risk its reputation? I believe many here will instantly think the billion-dollar question: Will a search-engine company such as Yahoo be interested in buying desktop space on a Sun/Solaris PC? I think so. How about competitors to YouTube, FaceBook, etc.? And American Express? Travel Agencies? The list can go on and on, and the answers should be the repetitive yes, yes, yes, . . . Isn't it nice to dream big? ;-) But anyway, if you can use an extra hand, please do not hesitate to let me know. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
