On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 06:17 -0700, UNIX admin wrote: > > Users might help Open Solaris by giving a feed back, > > by telling them what they want. That would be great > > help, and beyond that, if you want users to roll up > > their sleeves and help out, no, that is not going to > > happen. That can never happen. Yes, the user wants it > > all delivered on a sliver platter, they wouldn't go > > anywhere near the kitchen, let alone do the dishes. > > Users are guests. > > Is that so? > Then perhaps you'd care to explain why it was and still is commonly > accepted practice for Linux, that if users want something, they have > to help out? > > Perhaps you'd also be so kind to explain why is it OK to discriminate > OpenSolaris in this way? > > Is it because a significant portion of the *voluntary* developers are > also Sun engineers? > > Sun doesn't *owe* anybody anything as far as OpenSolaris goes, nor is > it Sun's responsibility to lift a finger as far as OpenSolaris is > concerned. > > OpenSolaris is not a paid-for product, it's an effort made up of > enthusiasts and volunteers, and if you believe that these people, > which invest their free time and resources into this project owe you > something, I think you might find yourself sorely dissapointed. > > If you want a paid-for product where you get to say what you want and > what should and should not be done, then by all means, Solaris 10 with > a paid-for support contract and Sun Microsystems stand at your > disposal.
Excuse me, you're making the assumption that loud-mouths like me aren't willing to pay for Solaris - I am willing to pay for Solaris, but I'm not willing to pay for a Solaris whose hardware support is subpar. The day when Solaris gets up to the bar set my me will be the day I'll purchase Solaris and support. Thats the standard set by me - and people like me are pissed off because we really *DO* want to pay for Solaris and we really do want to support Sun, and it frustrates us that it is the lack of movement in certain areas which inhibits us. Matthew _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
