> Intending to experiment with ZFS, I have been > struggling with what > should be a simple download routine. > > Sun Download Manager leaves a great deal to be > desired. > > In the Online Help for Sun Download Manager there's a > section on > troubleshooting, but if it causes *anyone* this much > trouble > <http://fuzzy.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/sundownloadmana > gercrap/> then > it should, surely, be fixed. > > Sun Download Manager -- a FORCED step in an > introduction to > downloadable software from Sun -- should be PROBLEM > FREE in all > circumstances. It gives an extraordinarily poor first > impression. > > If it can't assuredly be fixed, then we should not be > forced to use it. > > (True, I might have ordered rather than downloaded a > DVD, but Sun > Download Manager has given such a poor impression > that right now I'm > disinclined to pay.)
For trying out zfs, you could always request the free "Starter Kit" DVD at http://www.opensolaris.org/kits/ which contains the SXCE, Nexenta, Belenix and Schillix distros (all newer than Solaris 10). Beyond that, while I'm sure you're right about that providing a poor first impression, I guess I'm too old to have much sympathy for something taking minutes rather than seconds of attention being a barrier to entry. Yes, the download experience should be vastly improved, but if you let that stop you, I wonder if you're all that interested in the first place. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
