Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] JDS Nevada b150 - gate starting to close!
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:07 PM, ken mays wrote: > Hello, > > The gate is closing for JDS Nevada build 150 in preparation for a > SourceJuicer-based JDS build. Here are the new improvements so far to expect: > > - License modifications for Oracle rebranding. > - accessibility screen reader functionality improvements to GDM first time > login. > - Gnome mag display issue fixed on Sunray. > - Fix bug-buddy popups when using sticky notes. > - Improved dbus-glib. > - Fixed issue with LDAP_OPT_SSL is not supported in sun ldap > - Updated gimp to 2.6.10 > - Updated thunderbird to 3.1.2 > - Mousetweaks improved > - Fix canberra so that it honors AUDIODEV and also checks the > gnome-volume-control setting to use the correct device when > playing system sounds. > - Updates to gobjects > - Updated pyyaml to 3.0.9 > - Removed obsoleted modules > - Add patch to fix GNOME bugzilla bug #629713, CR #6985185. This usability > fix adds a dialog if the user is asked to enter a new password because their > password has expired to help explain to the user what they need to do. > - Improvements to the first time login helper so that it better supports a11y. > - Updated nwan-manager to 1.146.0 > > Notes: > > 1. Reviewing Firefox 3.6.10. Seeing if it'll make it into the final gate > close of JDS build 150. Postgresql might be almost as important as Firefox... :) Brandon ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The name: "OpenIndiana"
Along with the branding thing... The name isn't a large sticking point for me at all, and I REALLY like the logos, website and presence that the PHB would perceive when they went to investigate the project. Sure it's not complete or matured but the project is new. I look forward to what that will bring. Make sure you allow as many lies and misperceptions as every other "enterprise" product so as not to be outdone! ;) Cheers, Brandon On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Alasdair Lumsden wrote: > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Gabriel de la Cruz > wrote: > > > So, your question is a good one... is that name enough to "compete" with > them? > > I would have no issue recommending "OpenIndiana" in a board room to a > bunch of pointy-haired-bosses* - it sounds way more corporate than > Ubuntu, FreeBSD or CentOS, which I personally think sound "cheap". > When someone first suggested CentOS to me as an alternative to RHEL, I > was like "What?!". But over the years CentOS has gained an excellent > reputation and I have no doubt that installations of it exceed those > of RHEL significantly. > > Perhaps I'm biased as I essentially chose the name, but I don't see an > issue with it. The biggest grumbles seemed to come from oldschool > bearded UNIX types who haven't gotten over /usr/gnu/bin being put at > the front of their PATH and who view Ian Murdock as the harbinger of > doom and all things evil. > > The fact is we live in a world where every decent dictionary word is > in use by somebody, somewhere. *.com, *.net and *.org are taken. Heck, > in the UK/Europe we have some large banks called Smile and Egg. :-) > Sometimes you have to make tough choices. Although OpenIndiana is not > as sexy a name as "Solaris", the fact is, it was available and seemed > a pretty good choice. > > If your bosses genuinely make business decisions based on trivialities > such as what something is called, then you probably have bigger > organisational issues than what OS your servers run :-P > > > * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointy-haired_Boss > > ___ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] The name: "OpenIndiana"
One thing I really think would help the project is making the website look less like a project and more like a product. Again, this is something that a marketing person would be better able to do, but creating a projection section of the website that is separate from the marketing/product portion of the site would go a long way. Hope this is helpful. Cheers, Brandon On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Kent Watsen wrote: > > I think OpenIndiana is a mouthful and trerribly unsexy > > How about something like "Super Nova" (Sun blows up) > > Or maybe "Black Hole" (Sun collapses) > > Just kidding! > > > > Totally Agree with Brandon, but maybe we could point someone with >> Marketing >> credentials to take this kind of decisions (not me of course!). >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Brandon Mercer >> wrote: >> >> Along with the branding thing... The name isn't a large sticking point >>> for >>> me at all, and I REALLY like the logos, website and presence that the PHB >>> would perceive when they went to investigate the project. Sure it's not >>> complete or matured but the project is new. I look forward to what that >>> will >>> bring. Make sure you allow as many lies and misperceptions as every other >>> "enterprise" product so as not to be outdone! ;) >>> Cheers, >>> Brandon >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Alasdair Lumsden>> >>>> wrote: >>>> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Gabriel de la Cruz >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> So, your question is a good one... is that name enough to "compete" >>>>> >>>> with >>> >>>> them? >>>> >>>> I would have no issue recommending "OpenIndiana" in a board room to a >>>> bunch of pointy-haired-bosses* - it sounds way more corporate than >>>> Ubuntu, FreeBSD or CentOS, which I personally think sound "cheap". >>>> When someone first suggested CentOS to me as an alternative to RHEL, I >>>> was like "What?!". But over the years CentOS has gained an excellent >>>> reputation and I have no doubt that installations of it exceed those >>>> of RHEL significantly. >>>> >>>> Perhaps I'm biased as I essentially chose the name, but I don't see an >>>> issue with it. The biggest grumbles seemed to come from oldschool >>>> bearded UNIX types who haven't gotten over /usr/gnu/bin being put at >>>> the front of their PATH and who view Ian Murdock as the harbinger of >>>> doom and all things evil. >>>> >>>> The fact is we live in a world where every decent dictionary word is >>>> in use by somebody, somewhere. *.com, *.net and *.org are taken. Heck, >>>> in the UK/Europe we have some large banks called Smile and Egg. :-) >>>> Sometimes you have to make tough choices. Although OpenIndiana is not >>>> as sexy a name as "Solaris", the fact is, it was available and seemed >>>> a pretty good choice. >>>> >>>> If your bosses genuinely make business decisions based on trivialities >>>> such as what something is called, then you probably have bigger >>>> organisational issues than what OS your servers run :-P >>>> >>>> >>>> * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointy-haired_Boss >>>> >>>> ___ >>>> OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list >>>> OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org >>>> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss >>>> >>>> ___ >>> OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list >>> OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org >>> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss >>> >>> ___ >> OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list >> OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org >> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss >> > > > ___ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] intro
This is really great news! Looking forward to all that is to come on this project including the growth of the community. :) Brandon On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Linda Kateley wrote: > I wanted to introduce myself... I have recently been hired by Nexenta > Systems to > be community manager. > > I came from 12 years of sun/oracle as a Solaris Architect. I worked > diligently to get out the word for opensolaris. > > Nexenta has taken the initial lead in the creation of illumos, but hopes > that it will thrive as a true open-source community. My role is to help > ensure that we can maintain a critical mass of contributors working on > illumos. > > I encourage you to reach out to me offline with suggestions, as well as > projects you > would like to see and areas where you'd like to help. > > -- > Linda Kateley > Global Evangelist and Community Manager > (mobile) 612-807-6349 > (email) linda.kate...@nexenta.com > (skype) lkateley > > > > ___ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Java 7
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Tom Kranz wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > On 2 Aug 2011, at 12:09, Apostolos Syropoulos wrote: > >> In a nutshell, Oracle wants free patches for its Linux, but >> she does not want to share technology with others. Nice >> "licensing model"... > > > Yes, it is a nice licensing model, because Oracle is a business, not a > charity, and it's first duty is to it's shareholders. Red Hat, IBM, > Microsoft, they all do similar dirty deeds behind the scenes - they're in > this for profit. And this isn't an exclusive IT thing - all large companies > behave in similar ways, and they do it for one reason - to make money. > > What next? People complaining that the sea is wet and the sun is hot? > > There are lots of great people who work at Oracle, even before they absorbed > Sun, and constantly bad-mouthing the company does them a great dis-service. By saying we're doing them a great dis-service and then in the next paragraph saying that our complaining isn't going to change anything is contradictory. Many great changes have come about by people being vocal about their dissatisfaction. My big frustration with the situation is that I was used to one thing, a change happens and now everything is completely different than what it used to be. Recently Motorola started unlocking their bootloaders in response to their users complaints. They're a big company with bottom line on the forefront of their minds, this is no different. Cheers, Brandon ___ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
