> On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:23:15 PST > "W. Wayne Liauh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Dave, > > > > Thanks for the quick reply. Does the ECS > (Elitegroup, 精英) notebook come with e-Sata and HDMI > ports? Do they work under Solaris X? Thanks again. > (I am visiting Taipei around the Chinese New Year, > maybe I will find time to visit their notebook HQ in > Wu-Gu 五股--Just wish that I could be a more > experienced Solaris user.） > > ou might want to check out these boards: > > <http://www.notebookforums.com/> > > there are some Notebook ODM Gurus there that can > probably tell you > everything you wanted to know and more. > > HTH-- Ken > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > [email protected]
Thanks for the info. Actually, most of the notebook ODM vendors have fairly substantial R&D capability (as an example, one of my former clients has several hundred software developers spreading across a multiplicity of cities in China). Now that Solaris is pretty much opened up, the key question is how to get their attention (in that they don't have to sign NDAs to look at the kernel). Every notebook ODM vendor in Taiwan (collectively they control almost the entire notebook market worldwide) is heatedly gearing up to develop their own labels. I believe Dave is trying to get them interested in Solaris, in addition to (or "hopefully" in lieu of) the Linux OS, which at the present time appears to be their only consideration. If Dave succeeds, this can potentially turn into something very big. I believe everyone should chip in, & this is what I am trying to do. I have been a dedicated Solaris (10 & X) desktop user for about one year now and am deeply convinced that, all things considered, it is the best business desktop OS. However, selecting an OS is a very big deal, and I don't think any one will be willing to (or should) place much credence on just one-man year of user experience. StarOffice/OpenOffice is a major part of a business desktop OS. Unfortunately I have not seen much discussion on using SO/OO in the Solaris platform. In fact, some time ago, one of the (now ceased to exist) CAB members always wanted to drive me off the forum every time I brought up the subject of StarOffice 8. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
