> Is it just me, or is this something that no one wants > to say out aloud? > > This is an ENTERPRISE level operating system from > SUN, one of the big dogs! And yet, even an initial > install seems to be a nightmare. The installer > interface looks like it was designed in the 70s, it > can't find half the devices, burps on even small > things like specifying a password for "root" and then > trying to login, and even once you are "in", other > than cryptic command lines, you can't find basic > things about your machine/install, like how many and > which disks I have. > > While I'm all for fast, stable operating systems, > this is 2008, there should be no excuse for not > having even basic GUI interfaces for your installed > hardware, drivers, versions, etc. > > Can SUN not even do that? I'm amazed.
I don't think OpenSolaris is intended for "distro-hoppers". I have been in the Linux business for more than a decade, and I don't have much stomach for distro-hoppers--those who downloaded the distro iso, for free, spent minimum amount of time on it with no or little conscientious effort, and then made a big fuss on how the distro was not developed confirming to their personal idiosyncrasies. I had enough of these. To utilize many of the advantages of OpenSolaris, you really have to show some commitment--since Sun has expended so much manpower & that Solaris is really intended to be an enterprise OS, I believe this quid-pro-quo is only fair. Once you have done so (i.e., some commitments), you will find out that it is indeed very difficult to find a hardware that does not work with OpenSolaris (unless you try it on some PC which wouldn't even be deemed acceptable by recycling shops). Wrt configuration tools etc., I agree there are rooms for improvement. But I also think a bug report will be more effective and more appreciated than hollow complaints. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
