Fredrich Maney wrote:
I do not have a problem with providing the GNU userland as an option,
or with making it easy to for Linux converts to select that. My issue
is that the default environment was arbitrarily changed from the
Solaris userland to the GNU userland at the expense of the existing
install base by the install team in an effort to attract Linux
converts without providing a suitable method for correcting this
behavior at install time. Adding salt to the wound is the fact that
the GNU userland does not support many core features of Solaris that
would likely be the reason for said Linux users to convert to Solaris
- thereby invalidating the entire decision in the first place.
Unless, and until, the GNU userland supports the core features of
Solaris (like ZFS ACLs, RBAC, etc.), it should be an option to be
selected - during or after install time - and not the default. Even
then, changing the default needs to be communicated and debated.
Changing the environment is as simple as changing your ~/.profile or the
shell in /etc/passwd. I think you've blown the changes here way out of
proportion.
Cheers,
--
Shawn Walker
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