Re: [osol-discuss] Larry Ellison takes on challenge in Sun

2010-05-26 Thread Alan DuBoff
A very good read! http://static.reuters.com/resources/media/editorial/20 100513/Oracle.pdf Easy to point the finger, but suffice to say that everything Larry touches does not turn to gold. Case in point is the cubed processor, the network computer (Java based), as well as others. I can

Re: [osol-discuss] community driven distro...

2010-05-24 Thread Alan DuBoff
You did run a test with less than 100 chars (which is supportd by tar since 1979). I didn't know the syntax was from 1979, not that it even matters...it is supported syntax today is it not? I don't type pathnames longer than 100 characters, which is 20 characters wider than a normal page.

Re: [osol-discuss] community driven distro...

2010-05-23 Thread Alan DuBoff
You picked a bad example. GNU tar has its own share of problems. By default no other achiever than GNU tar can unpack long path names in archives created by GNU tar. Maybe I just got lucky... [al...@eagle Documents]$ gtar zcvf ./test.tgz tmp tmp/ tmp/split log cut.jpg tmp/Trailer Photo this

Re: [osol-discuss] community driven distro...

2010-05-23 Thread Alan DuBoff
A test with _short_ path names does not prove anything - sorry. Jörg, WTF do I need to do then? I was told that you couldn't unarchive any long filenames with another tar, that it wouldn't work. Do I need to rub my tummy, while hopping around on one leg in a full moon? Or do I need to do

Re: [osol-discuss] community driven distro...

2010-05-22 Thread Alan DuBoff
The comment about GNU is IMO unjustified. The ksh93-integration and ATT team have done a much better technical job than GNU in the last four years. We got ksh93, a lot of modernized tools, even more in the work, with GNU *and* BSD extensions, stick to POSIX and a stable API and they are

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris and Crossover

2010-05-22 Thread Alan DuBoff
The thought of running that crap software is disappointing at best. I use Alpine to handle mail to an Exchange server. And Evolution for the calendar portion, so I don't need to use Outlook. I use OpenOffice to manage their documents, it works. Honestly, I don't even want to run that crappy

Re: [osol-discuss] community driven distro...

2010-05-21 Thread Alan DuBoff
community gives them credit for... -- Alan DuBoff - Software Orchestration http://www.softorchestra.com:8080/roller/blog/ ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Using Xinerama with 2 out of 3 monitors?

2010-05-21 Thread Alan DuBoff
, Sherri Moore was one of them. -- Alan DuBoff - Software Orchestration http://www.softorchestra.com:8080/roller/blog/ ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Using Xinerama with 2 out of 3 monitors?

2010-05-21 Thread Alan DuBoff
with 896MB...cost all of about US $125. -- Alan DuBoff - Software Orchestration http://www.softorchestra.com:8080/roller/blog/ ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] community driven distro...

2010-05-20 Thread Alan DuBoff
What I am suggesting is that we should finish the work started in the emancipation community, pull in the groundbreaking build and boot efforts from the various other distros (starting with Schillix, Belinix and the IBM/z port simply because Joerg, Moinak and Neale are involved) and produce

Re: [osol-discuss] Using Xinerama with 2 out of 3 monitors?

2010-05-20 Thread Alan DuBoff
Use nvidia-settings to configure it. You should see 3 cards/monitors in it. It will write the proper xorg.conf. Last year when I put together a new machine, I was having problems with a PNY card, turned out to the the card was faulty, and out of a hunch I took it back and returned it when the

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Marvin the Paranoid Android about to run OpenSolaris

2009-01-21 Thread Alan DuBoff
, and this project could be just the ticket to get involved with others to explore where we can take it. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group [1] Marvin, the Paranoid Android is a fictional character in The Hitchhiker? Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams

[osol-discuss] Reminder: [SVOSUG] Dec. Meeting THIS Week 12/18/08

2008-12-18 Thread Alan DuBoff
, and the ethernet is hooked up... I put a pic up on my blog. Dont forgot...¨The BBQ is the computer!¨ (or something like that...;-) http://blogs.sun.com/aland/ If we don´t see you, have a happy holiday, drive safely, and let let´s look forward to a great 2009. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Dec. Meeting THIS Week 12/18/08

2008-12-15 Thread Alan DuBoff
and this is shaping up into a very nice distribution. This release was a good way to wrap up the year, IPS has really come a long way, and OpenSolaris is maturing into a nice system. Happy Holidays to all, drive safely over the holidays, and let's all hope for a great 2009! -- Alan DuBoff

[osol-discuss] SVOSUG - Move to Tues. November 25th, Installfest for TG

2008-11-24 Thread Alan DuBoff
to give a short mention on it so that others might learn from it. Bring a systems (to install), bring a talk, or just bring yourself, we'll meet in the Mansion on the Santa Clara campus next Tues., November 25th at 7:30pm. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

[osol-discuss] James Gosling at SVLUG tonight, Mountain View, CA

2008-11-05 Thread Alan DuBoff
If anyone is in the valley area and is interested, James Gosling is speaking over at the Silicon Valley Linux User Group which meets at the Veritas/Symatec building on Ellis. http://www.svlug.org/meetings.php -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

Re: [osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] 10/23, Arduino Night, buy a kit, build a kit, bring a board

2008-10-23 Thread Alan DuBoff
://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/Arduino_Interest On Tue, 21 Oct 2008, Alan DuBoff wrote: This Thursday, we will have several nice things to show folks with Arduinos, and for those who venture to build one we will be having a go with that also! The kits will cost $11-$12. We create a Wiki

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] 10/23, Arduino Night, buy a kit, build a kit, bring a board

2008-10-21 Thread Alan DuBoff
are not familiar with soldering. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Simple Panels

2008-10-16 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Thu, 16 Oct 2008, Brian Cameron wrote: I worked on the Sun Management Center project from 1999-2001. You would admit that on a public fora? *gdr* -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss

[osol-discuss] SVOSUG 10/23, Arduino Night, buy a kit, build a kit, bring a board

2008-10-08 Thread Alan DuBoff
. We will be available to help you if you are not familiar with soldering. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Stephen Smalley to speak at SVOSUG on Thur. 09/25/08

2008-09-23 Thread Alan DuBoff
When: Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 Where: Sun's Santa Clara Campus Mansion (SCA07 just across the road from the Auditorium) What: Security technologies to confine flawed and malicious software Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm You are invited to hear Stephen Smalley, of the US National Security Agency

[osol-discuss] Art Exhibit at SVOSUG on Thur. 09/25/08

2008-09-23 Thread Alan DuBoff
I unfortunately forgot to mention that Tamarah Rockwood will be showing her artwork which was submitted for the OpenSolaris Community Innovations Awards, at the meeting on Thurs. Many of you know Tamarah's husband Ben who has given a presentation at SVOSUG in the past, and is a great supporter

Re: [osol-discuss] zpool clear rpool c4d1s0 hangs OpenSolaris

2008-08-21 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Sun, 3 Aug 2008, Dennis Clarke wrote: so .. pull the power ? That's one option. Another would be to post in the zfs-discuss list where it is more likely to get a response from somone working on zfs. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave.org

2008-08-11 Thread Alan DuBoff
sources. Supplying the source code is something that not everyone seems to do...something to think about. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] openoffice wont load

2008-08-09 Thread Alan DuBoff
does this show you: $ which soffice Do you see any error when you run it from the command line? $ soffice -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] what is wrong with mu install

2008-08-09 Thread Alan DuBoff
, ctrl-alt-backspace will restart X. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] blastwave.org - any info?

2008-08-08 Thread Alan DuBoff
Dennis has apparently I am not sure what, and think you have the right idea to move it to another domain. Got me to thinking that bolthole.com would be way cool, why not use it? It is one of the oldest Solaris x86 domains on the net, AFAIK. (ie: if you have some thing vaguely resembling a

Re: [osol-discuss] Blastwave.org

2008-08-08 Thread Alan DuBoff
? -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] blastwave.org - any info?

2008-08-08 Thread Alan DuBoff
with genunix.org? -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] blastwave.org - any info?

2008-08-08 Thread Alan DuBoff
name around, hope things are ok. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] blastwave.org - any info?

2008-08-08 Thread Alan DuBoff
genunix.org is tied to Blastwave. Is Blastwave funding the operation of genunix.org? I thought Al Hopper was doing that...hmmm... As a person who has provided content on genunix.org, I have concerns about that. -- Alan DuBoff - (speaking for myself, not my employer

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Summer Break, taking July off...

2008-07-22 Thread Alan DuBoff
for youself out of parts. This will be based on the Freeduino, bare bones board. We will be inviting the local LUGs and BayLISA to join us. http://www.moderndevice.com/ Have a nice summer break, I'm hoping for one myself. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

Re: [osol-discuss] snv_93 much slower than previous

2008-07-19 Thread Alan DuBoff
smoothly. I have a laptop with NVIDIA graphics, and it doesn't work correctly on 93 but does on 2008.05. What type of graphics adapter do you have in the thinkpad? I did in fact re-install 2008.05 to the laptop.:-/ -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

[osol-discuss] ZFS Boot Presentation

2008-07-16 Thread Alan DuBoff
There's a ZFS Boot Presentation going on, if you have access to the web, you can view this at the SVOSUG webpage at: http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/svosug/ -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

Re: [osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Summer Thinktank, give your input, Tonight!

2008-06-26 Thread Alan DuBoff
REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER Tonight! On Tue, 24 Jun 2008, Alan DuBoff wrote: SVOSUG members, help us decide what to do with our user group in Silicon Valley. I've been running SVOSUG for 3 years and quite honestly I'm getting bored with the same old format

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Summer Thinktank, give your input, 06/26

2008-06-24 Thread Alan DuBoff
, the Mansion is the first building on the left, as I recall. There is parking all around, a small lot in the rear, parking on Palm, and a huge lot on the other side of the Auditorium. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Darryl Gove - Solaris Application Programming, Thur 05/22 (fwd)

2008-05-22 Thread Alan DuBoff
REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER Feel free to stop by for a drink and conversation, I am going to bring some sushi...(using community fish!;-) -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 23:56:02 -0700 (PDT) From

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Darryl Gove - Solaris Application Programming, Thur 05/22

2008-05-20 Thread Alan DuBoff
the Sun campus on Palm, from Lafayette, the Mansion is the first building on the left, as I recall. There is parking all around, a small lot in the rear, parking on Palm, and a huge lot on the other side of the Auditorium. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

Re: [osol-discuss] VirtualBox

2008-05-14 Thread Alan DuBoff
I know of hate both of those crutches. That seems like a good attribute to subscribe to for our community, not allowing any cross pollination between libraries. I want my libraries in /usr where they belong. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

Re: [osol-discuss] was Alpine, now Exim...

2008-05-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
that could help place old systems that those type of kids might find helpful, to see some additional life. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] was Alpine, now Exim...

2008-05-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
and is not integrated. Asserting that a new repository will somehow cover for project teams taking a long time to deliver is just not reasonable. No, that is not it at all. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

Re: [osol-discuss] was Alpine, now Exim...

2008-05-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Mon, 5 May 2008, Dennis Clarke wrote: Two things : 1) happening : 2 ) working on it : Wow, sounds good. I know a lot of folks use your packages, and I'm sure they will benifit from it greatly. Good stuff! -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

Re: [osol-discuss] [arc-discuss] Project planning and ARC/no-ARC integration (was was Alpine, now Exim...)

2008-05-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
that would be a great place to host such a repository. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] [arc-discuss] Project planning and ARC/no-ARC integration (was was Alpine, now Exim...)

2008-05-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
on genunix.org, and I think that is most fitting. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] [arc-discuss] Project planning and ARC/no-ARC integration (was was Alpine, now Exim...)

2008-05-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
be for a process that doesn't exist. Yes, and Al Hopper has agreed to host one on genunix.org, that seems fitting for all users/distros of our community. Al has the hardware, but needs to set something up he mentioned, and I suspect that Al is at JavaOne and busy possible. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris

Re: [osol-discuss] was Alpine, now Exim...

2008-05-05 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Mon, 5 May 2008, James Carlson wrote: Alan DuBoff writes: I am giving my committment to the Alpine package, which I just compiled and am sending this message with. Paul Jakma had PSARC 2007/609 approved for Alpine. I don't know the current status of it, though. Jim, I'm changing my

Re: [osol-discuss] was Alpine, now Exim...

2008-05-05 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Mon, 5 May 2008, Alan DuBoff wrote: On Mon, 5 May 2008, James Carlson wrote: Alan DuBoff writes: I am giving my committment to the Alpine package, which I just compiled and am sending this message with. Paul Jakma had PSARC 2007/609 approved for Alpine. I don't know the current

Re: [osol-discuss] was Alpine, now Exim...

2008-05-05 Thread Alan DuBoff
it now to send this reply. I think you're entirely misreading the situation. Maybe so, that's why I wanted your opinion. Would like to hear some others. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss

[osol-discuss] Alpine for OpenSolaris pkg repository

2008-05-04 Thread Alan DuBoff
OpenSolaris doesn't officially support sparc yet, I should have stated my intention is to support both whenever possible. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Alpine for OpenSolaris pkg repository

2008-05-04 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Sun, 4 May 2008, Alan DuBoff wrote: At the summit yesterday, there was some discussion of creating a repository for OpenSolaris where we could create and put packages. I am giving my committment to the Alpine package, which I just compiled and am sending this message with. Per a comment

Re: [osol-discuss] Suggestion: Add VirtualBox guest additions to Nevada and Indiana

2008-05-03 Thread Alan DuBoff
is available on the virtualbox.org site. Maybe this could be a workaround on OpenSolaris? I have to wonder if VMWare shouldn't be the one providing the driver for VMWare, since they are the ones that provide the guest software on OpenSolaris. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

Re: [osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Project Nitro, Venue Change to Mansion/SCA07, Thursday 04/24/08

2008-04-24 Thread Alan DuBoff
REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER Please join us over the web if you can't make it in person, tonight. On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, Alan DuBoff wrote: For this month's meeting we have a change of venue, just across the road from the Santa Clara Auditorium, we will be meeting in SCA07

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Project Nitro, Venue Change to Mansion/SCA07, Thursday 04/24/08

2008-04-22 Thread Alan DuBoff
=addr Web: http://opensolaris.org/os/project/svosug/ Hope to see you there, and if not, hope you see us! -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal: starfish

2008-03-27 Thread Alan DuBoff
___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Introduction to FMAC, Thursday 03/27/08

2008-03-27 Thread Alan DuBoff
not local, for tonight's meeting. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:45:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Alan DuBoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: [SVOSUG] Introduction to FMAC, Thursday 03/28/08

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Introduction to FMAC, Thursday 03/28/08

2008-03-25 Thread Alan DuBoff
/ Hope to see you there, and if not, hope you see us! -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Update on Virtualization along with OpenSolaris Governance! Tonight! 02/28

2008-02-28 Thread Alan DuBoff
: OpenSolaris Update on Virtualization Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm PST http://ustream.tv/channel/svosug http://ustream.tv/channel/svosug-presentation -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Update on Virtualization along with OpenSolaris Governance! 02/28

2008-02-26 Thread Alan DuBoff
http://ustream.tv/channel/svosug http://ustream.tv/channel/svosug-presentation -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] open ae driver and the closed pcn(7D) driver

2008-02-22 Thread Alan DuBoff
exactly you installed? Did you install the ae package as it is built on Murayama's site? Did you recompile it, and if so, did you change any of the default settings as the package is shipped? -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris

Re: [osol-discuss] Any interest in a Solaris 10 / OpenSolaris Industrial PC

2008-02-12 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008, David Clack wrote: BTW no sound chip on this system. Amaybe if they have a SATA version, the chipset will have the HD audio device...:-) -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing

Re: [osol-discuss] Any interest in a Solaris 10 / OpenSolaris Industrial PC

2008-02-11 Thread Alan DuBoff
the Intel SATA on it though...:-( Do they have another model with SATA on it? -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Will KDE4 .spec files be merged / contributed to SFE as well?

2008-01-24 Thread Alan DuBoff
whatsoever. Ian had made that pretty clear. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Will KDE4 .spec files be merged / contributed to SFE as well?

2008-01-24 Thread Alan DuBoff
source is about. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Will KDE4 .spec files be merged / contributed to SFE as well?

2008-01-24 Thread Alan DuBoff
systems will be relegated to running Sun's Solaris product. I see that as the lid on the coffin starting to close...lack of open source is going to bite hard. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris

Re: [osol-discuss] [kde-discuss] Will KDE4 .spec files be merged / contributed to SFE as well?

2008-01-24 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008, Shawn Walker wrote: One of the major points of having a tool like ips is to allow easy installation of software from other sources. That's my point. How will you install software that doesn't exist? I guess I could nickname you merlin...:-/ -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Jan. Meeting, Indian Preview 1

2008-01-22 Thread Alan DuBoff
://research.sun.com/people/hughes When: Thursday, January 24, 2008 Where: Sun's Santa Clara Campus Auditorium (SCA03 upstairs) What: Indiana Preview 1 Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm Web: http://ustream.tv/channel/svosug Hope to see you there, and if not, hope you see us! -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris

Re: [osol-discuss] [kde-discuss] KDE4 OpenSolaris Presentation and BoF : Wednesday January 16th 4:00PM (fwd)

2008-01-17 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I gave a presentation to BOSUG on KDE4/OpenSolaris. It is available (in .pdf format) from here http://manishchaks.googlepages.com/KDE4.pdf Hi Manish, That is a really sexy show! Yes, it looks nice. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

Re: [osol-discuss] flar install error

2008-01-16 Thread Alan DuBoff
that... -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] flar install error

2008-01-15 Thread Alan DuBoff
there was more need for them, nowdays Solaris has much of the software that I used to setup and configure in the system, like OpenOffice/StarOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, Flash, RealPlayer, etc...we even have wifi these days.;-) -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

[osol-discuss] KDE4 OpenSolaris Presentation and BoF : Wednesday January 16th 4:00PM (fwd)

2008-01-15 Thread Alan DuBoff
the flash plugin installed by default for Firefox. There is also a chat, if you have any specific questions you will be able to ask them while you're watching, and we can field them to Adriaan. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008

Re: [osol-discuss] Any interest in a Wine Community for OpenSolaris?

2008-01-12 Thread Alan DuBoff
the decade-lost WABI back to Solaris :P There was a guy that had been building it on Solaris for quite a time, I think Robert Milkowski possibly (sp?). I think he's in Australia. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss

Re: [osol-discuss] afely shinking M$ XP partition?

2007-12-29 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007, Steven Stallion wrote: Alan DuBoff wrote: This is good to know. Although I haven't got a new system in quite some time, and don't have any with Vista (most of my systems don't even have windows on them;-). This could save me a lot of time/grief when I do run across one

Re: [osol-discuss] afely shinking M$ XP partition?

2007-12-28 Thread Alan DuBoff
have boot camp on mine and can't get the firmware upgraded (have followed the online page at Apple for boot camp, but it didn't work for me to upgrade the firmware). -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

Re: [osol-discuss] afely shinking M$ XP partition?

2007-12-27 Thread Alan DuBoff
? I would use Partition Magic if it has XP on it. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Nameclash on svn_77 because Sun is ignoring PSARC discussions

2007-12-14 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007, Garrett D'Amore wrote: As my dad always said, Actions speak louder than words. Demonstrate your commitment to getting star integrated by your deed rather than your e-mails. +1 for your Dad's community project!G -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Multilevel Web Services w/Trusted Extensions, Tonight!

2007-11-29 Thread Alan DuBoff
:00pm If you can't be there in person, please feel free to call-in. Call-in Info Toll Free: 866-545-5227 Intnl/pay: 865-673-6950 Conference: 809-64-14 Hope to see you there! -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Multilevel Web Services w/Trusted Extentions, Nov. 29th

2007-11-27 Thread Alan DuBoff
-in. Call-in Info Toll Free: 866-545-5227 Intnl/pay: 865-673-6950 Conference: 809-64-14 Hope to see you there! -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] OSS Integration into OpenSolaris, *Tonight*. 10/25

2007-10-25 Thread Alan DuBoff
the slides here: http://blogs.sun.com/aland/resource/svosug-oss-1007.odp -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] OSS Integration into OpenSolaris, this Thurs. 10/25

2007-10-22 Thread Alan DuBoff
: OSS Integration into OpenSolaris Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm If you can't be there in person, please feel free to call-in. Call-in Info Toll Free: 866-545-5227 Intnl/pay: 865-673-6950 Conference: 809-64-14 -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group

Re: [osol-discuss] Reflections from the GSoC Mentor's summit

2007-10-09 Thread Alan DuBoff
information. I think that the folks at Sun who are working on OpenSolaris as their job title should consider this feedback very valuable and try to do similar with OpenSolaris projects. Surprising they haven't done similar already, but what do I know...I'm just a no-op.;-) -- Alan DuBoff

Re: [osol-discuss] Porting OpenSolaris To OLPC XO AMD Geode Laptops

2007-10-01 Thread Alan DuBoff
footprints. I see those have a 2.5 hard drive in the 3850PS, but it looks like that might be a little bit bigger. I'd love to get one for certification if possible, and to ensure that OpenSolaris works correctly with the VT6103 chipset which is onboard those. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV

Re: [osol-discuss] Porting OpenSolaris To OLPC XO AMD Geode Laptops

2007-09-28 Thread Alan DuBoff
be doable. As to who could do it, what about the person that was asking?:-/ You've got the sources.;-) -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Kernel TCP/IP evolution, Thurs., Sept. 27th, 7:30pm (fwd)

2007-09-27 Thread Alan DuBoff
REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER ATS Slides are at this link: http://blogs.sun.com/aland/resource/ats-svosug.pdf Will link for Kernel TCP/IP evolution presie when available. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 25 Sep

Re: [osol-discuss] gani driver problem

2007-09-26 Thread Alan DuBoff
it. Just what that is I'm not sure. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] [mdb-discuss] using kernel CTF with raw disk

2007-09-18 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, OK. I figured out how to get my blog stuff working in English, so you can also read about the modified mdb on my blog, http://mbruning.blogspot.com/ max This is very nice! I didn't know you had all this info, very cool stuff. -- Alan

Re: [osol-discuss] ATi Solaris drivers in our future?

2007-09-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
-- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] ATi Solaris drivers in our future?

2007-09-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Thu, 6 Sep 2007, Kaiwai Gardiner wrote: Actually, you shipped some rebranded 7500 Radeons under another name as well. Whoopee doo...those are issolated cases. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

Re: [osol-discuss] ATi Solaris drivers in our future?

2007-09-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
...but if that's not enough, the analysts don't have too optimistic of a view on AMD...at least not from their estimates...:-/ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ae?s=AMD -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris

Re: [osol-discuss] ATi Solaris drivers in our future?

2007-09-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
business, so please don't litter up this list with comments like you've been making. Let's spare the list with some of that diatribe. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] ATi Solaris drivers in our future?

2007-09-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007, Kaiwai Gardiner wrote: On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 10:31 -0700, Alan DuBoff wrote: On Thu, 6 Sep 2007, Kaiwai Gardiner wrote: Actually, you shipped some rebranded 7500 Radeons under another name as well. Whoopee doo...those are issolated cases. But cases where Sun should

Re: [osol-discuss] A big PCFS change in the pipeline

2007-09-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
engineer it? Why always put the onus on Sun's management? They don't even do the development.;-) -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Can Solaris Express Developer Edition be used to build OpenSolaris so

2007-09-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
is there, for those that select the Developer Express install. If you want to compiler software you should install that to get the tools, and then you'll only need to modify your environment. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing

Re: [osol-discuss] ATi Solaris drivers in our future?

2007-09-06 Thread Alan DuBoff
with them. I don't know...seems that when you're playing CEO on the internet, you could toss them some chump change and open that relationship, so both Sun and AMD came out looking like heros. No? After all, it's the internet, can't we just make it end how we want?;-) -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86

Re: [osol-discuss] ATi Solaris drivers in our future?

2007-09-05 Thread Alan DuBoff
, it works really well.wink -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Desktop Update - *TONIGHT* Thurs. August 23rd SCA03 7:30pm

2007-08-23 Thread Alan DuBoff
A reminder that tonight is the SVOSUG meeting. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:05:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Alan DuBoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: [SVOSUG] Desktop Update - Thurs

Re: [osol-discuss] Adobe Acrobat for Solaris x86

2007-08-23 Thread Alan DuBoff
... As it is, the x86 platform is quite a different landscape on Solaris that it was only a couple or three years ago...it's made remarkable improvements. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss

[osol-discuss] [SVOSUG] Desktop Update - Thurs. August 23rd SCA03 7:30pm

2007-08-20 Thread Alan DuBoff
/resources/aland/scasj_dirmap.pdf Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qhl=enq=4030+George+Sellon+Circle,+Santa+Clara,+CA+95054ie=UTF8z=16om=1iwloc=addr Call-in Info Toll Free: 866-545-5227 Intnl/pay: 865-673-6950 Conference: 809-64-14 Hope to see you there! -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86

Re: [osol-discuss] Unix belongs to Novell - any impact for Solaris?

2007-08-14 Thread Alan DuBoff
distributed code that they potentially may not even have the rights to? Sounds like you've been staying up at night with your ouija board. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss

Re: [osol-discuss] making zfs open enough [was Re: An Open Letter to the Solaris Community.]

2007-08-13 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, James Carlson wrote: Alan DuBoff writes: The only thing I would have done different given the limited resources in engineering, would have been to license under the BSD 3 clause so that anyone, any system, could have taken the code to incorporate into their system, even

Re: [osol-discuss] An Open Letter to the Solaris Community.

2007-08-10 Thread Alan DuBoff
that anyone from Sun does, they are the folks that look after us. They are also the ones that have the most knowledge about open source software at Sun and/or how it applies to our sources. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group ___ opensolaris-discuss

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