Tim Cramer wrote: > All, > We're beginning work on getting a SPARC version of the OpenSolaris > distro from Sun. This version will target Q1 of CY '09 (hopefully early > Q1). > Although when doing a port much of this code will simply work on a > number of SPARC hardware configs, we're going to make sure we focus on a > couple (1 or 2) configurations/architectures as we get our first cut > ready (and we'll expand/test on more configs over time). > The 2 questions I have: > > 1. As a developer, which SPARC configuration would you be able/willing > to utilize for creating applications? Do you have old SPARC machines > that you would repurpose for this? Or would you prefer to target some > of the later offerings? Would the non-existence of a liveCD hamper you > (i.e. what if we could only use the automated installer to install the > bits)? Do you absolutely need graphics capability (i.e. do you need a > desktop environment or would just using compilers be ok for the first cut)? > > 2. As a deployer, which SPARC configuration would you believe we could > target for applications/packages in the repository? Mostly looking for > old vs. new machine question above. > > Thanks for any feedback, we're taking this very seriously. > > Tim > _______________________________________________ > As a deployer, I hope you mean "end-user", but I may be wrong.
Me as an end user, I use two different sparc systems, the Blade 2500 and an Ultra 2. Both have the fastest 3D graphics, as I use them as Workstations for my CAD software. So I graphics is important for me. As for deploying (installing), a live cd is not critical. Any installation method is acceptable. Paul _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
