Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris and installing Glassfish web space server

2009-06-13 Thread Wes Williams
You have to start the Glassfish server manually after installation. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Re: Noob with a couple questions

2007-04-19 Thread Wes Williams
My personal preference and suggestion for a Solaris Desktop for novice users would be the Solaris Express Developer Editions (SXDE) as they are quite stable and incorporate many new easier-to-use features not currently in Solaris 10. However, if you connect direct to the internet (not behind a

[osol-discuss] Re: GPLv3?

2007-01-31 Thread Wes Williams
> More importantly I see no statement of what problem > we are actually > trying to solve by using a license other than the > CDDL. Exactly how is > the CDDL not working for us ? What do we really > expect to gain by using > a GPL license as well as or instead of CDDL ? > > -- > Darren J Mof

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: New to OpenSolaris, need help?

2006-12-06 Thread Wes Williams
To summarize my experience and what others have alluded to, my suggestion is to start with Nexenta since you are used to apt-get and Linux. However, much like most Linux folks don't start with Gentoo but end up there, keep you eye on learning enough to migrate to a more production-like [Open]So

[osol-discuss] Re: better Solaris Nevada scedule needed

2006-12-06 Thread Wes Williams
In addition to the above request for build number identified on Solaris Express download page, I'd really like to be able to subscribe to a Solaris Express email list that notifies subscribers when the new Solaris Express build is posted and available for download. This message posted from o

[osol-discuss] Re: OpenSolaris desktop background image

2006-06-05 Thread Wes Williams
ature of Solaris. ;) What program did you render this with? Blender? http://www.blender.org Would you consider open-sourcing your data file for further development and/or collaboration? -Wes Williams This message posted from opensolaris.org _

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

2006-05-27 Thread Wes Williams
's no longer very cross platform compatible. I have a hard time imaging why Adobe is so reluctant to just recompile their Acrobat Reader for virtually any modern platform. Anymore, ODF sounds like a better file format for mass dissemination. Thumbs down to Adobe on this issue thus

[osol-discuss] Re: How Do You Use OpenSolaris?

2006-05-15 Thread Wes Williams
General productivity workstation desktop (XMMS, StarOffice, email/web), ZFS home data NFS & Samba exports to LAN, Java Studio Creator2 & corresponding app servers, PostgreSQL, mathematical analysis, & some Apache2 web serving in a few zones. I'm also trying various configurations to try and c

[osol-discuss] Re: Sun HW developer discounts

2006-05-13 Thread Wes Williams
Although not a absolute answer to you main concern, here are a few money-saving tips: 1) http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/mary?entry=how_to_get_the_sun 2) https://partneradvantage.sun.com/partners/10moves/securestabilize.html Perhaps a call to Sun is in order to discuss this privately? Thi

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: sata or pata on older sparc/pci workstations ?

2006-05-11 Thread Wes Williams
> Well, I think there was some issues that needed to be > resolved in which you can't technically have ZFS work > well on Solaris 9 which doing some EXTRA work to hook > it in. Seems better to just grab SXCR b38 and go from > there. > If I gave that impression [see above quote], I apologize for be

[osol-discuss] Re: sata or pata on older sparc/pci workstations ?

2006-05-10 Thread Wes Williams
> If these limit apply to both, is there a > better release to use on this particular machine for > now? > ZFS is such a great feature, I'd suggest grabbing SX (Solairs Express) and use ZFS now, or you can wait until June when Solaris 10 update 2 should be out, and include ZFS. You can't, yet

[osol-discuss] Re: OpenSound and Solaris 10 01/06

2006-04-28 Thread Wes Williams
Perhaps your best bet is the OpenSound developers at http://www.opensound.com/support.cgi I've approached the 4Front Tech. once in the past and had been impressed by their overall audio software knowledge and level of support for their products. This message posted from opensolaris.org _

[osol-discuss] Re: got $$ to burn-- what machine should i buy for opensolaris and linux?

2006-04-25 Thread Wes Williams
Of course this add depends on your use and preference, but I'm partial to the "wickedly fast" Ultra 20 and Ultra 40. Perhaps even a Ultra 20 and a Ferrari for about $4k? N1 grid engine is free so you could pool those two systems if you wanted. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

[osol-discuss] Re: OpenSolaris Hardware donations? *** Free Hardware! ***

2006-03-24 Thread Wes Williams
> Soon I will likely have a Sun workstation I'd be > willing to donate to an OpenSolaris.org developer or > contributor. The hardware is now available. I'm no packrat so I'll only hold for about a month or so before donating to another project. Direct inquiries to: wes AT classiarius DOT com

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: Features found in other OS you'd like to see in

2006-03-24 Thread Wes Williams
> > On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Bill Rushmore wrote: > > > > OK, not really a feature necessarily of Solaris but > > more of an application. I really want VMware (or its > > equivalent), especially since the SUNpci card is becoming > > obsolete on Sparc and there really isn't an > > alternative on x64 ye

[osol-discuss] Re: OpenSolaris Hardware donations [OpenSolaris.org

2006-03-20 Thread Wes Williams
> > I guess there would be some lightweight decision > process for who would > get the donated system...how do other communities > handle that? > LKR > When I've donated hardware in the past to FreeBSD you basically just email the donation liaison officer and they simply select a worthy candida

[osol-discuss] OpenSolaris Hardware donations [OpenSolaris.org page]?

2006-03-20 Thread Wes Williams
Soon I will likely have a Sun workstation I'd be willing to donate to an OpenSolaris developer or contributor. Is there any chance for a donation "want list" page on the OpenSolaris website akin to the one at FreeBSD (http://www.freebsd.org/donations/wantlist.html]? Workstation available for do