> SX-DE is pretty much out of the question after July. > That clearly has not endeared Sun to the old school.
They tried to take SX:DE in the direction of GNU/Linux. That's not what is needed. What is needed is a future Solaris 11, loaded with compilers and made better by including a full stack of current open source software, not changing root's shell to bash, giving bash to all user and forcing everyone to use pfexec, just because sudo "wasn't invented at Sun Microsystems". Another unfortunate decision was the LU space allocation, which wastes space and helps neither inexperienced, nor experienced users (experienced sysadmins and system engineers will use Flash(TM) technology, and inexperienced users don't even know Live Upgrade is there in the first place). But on the whole, SX:DE had a chance of becoming a really useful tool for prototyping before doing the final build on Solaris 10. That was the main advantage, and now that advantage has been removed. > If SX-CE NV 91 was available on a torrent I would > download it. Sun's downloader doesn't seem much good > from where I sit in Cambodia. Believe me, I understand and can feel your pain on that point. Everyone complains about that, but the marketing hides behind legal goobledygook and will not give in. I fear that by the time the market beats it into them, it might already be too late. But perhaps things will turn for the better. There is always hope. > Define getting some real work done. Bug/Requirements tracking application, a trading system, a protein folding cluster, Exchange and Outlook replacement application (web), databases, DNS, firewalls, load balancers, routers, ... to name a few. > Your requirements may be a lot different from mine. This is very true. > What security features are in SX-DE or SX-DE that I > will be missing? I do not know the answer to that question, but Darren Moffat might. > What will be missing in NV-91 on my laptop that is > available in SX-CE NV-91? "NV-91" = snv_91 = SX:CE b91. Of course, "Indiana" is also based off of the snv_* builds, but it's almost it's own perpetual branch of them. > "As with all operating system decisions, the question > is: can it do the job you desire in the way you wish? > You must answer this question for yourself." Wisely written. > I have 2005.08 triple booting with Linux and OSX on > my iMac and installed on my laptop. I am working with > a guy from the #opensolaris to get my laptop's > wireless card working. So I have to say not everybody > on #opensolaris is anti n00b. I don't think it really ever was an issue with "n00bs". In general, it's a good thing people are coming to OpenSolaris. The beef really is with the whole "Indiana" mess. > Get used to me. I will be here for a while. Welcome. And best of luck on the journey you've embarked upon. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
