Well, it seems OpenSolaris.com fixed most of the issues I was bitching about. So, it now takes 2 clicks to get an OpenSolaris iso. I haven't used it for too long but I figure I'd post this before someone inevitably points out how behind the times I am. These here tubes move fast! Other than that it seems an old version of X is being used as I experience nasty refresh shake at work. There was/is also an issue with the installation which would kick one back to a Grub prompt. This turns out to be faulty media from Lead Data Inc at least in this case. A freebsd iso worked fine, but I dumped the rest of the cd's as Google juice reported other people having problems with said manufacturer. When I get sometime i'll play around with OpenSolaris a bit more, seems like a solid effort was made to put together something usable.
Christopher Warner is part genius, part idiot. This makes him well balanced. He's worked on numerous opensource projects with great people and has generally led an eventful and fulfilling life. He hopes to retire an old man in a rocking chair should he be so fortunate.
OpenSolaris update
Well, it seems OpenSolaris.com fixed most of the issues I was bitching about. So, it now takes 2 clicks to get an OpenSolaris iso. I haven't used it for too long but I figure I'd post this before someone inevitably points out how behind the times I am. These here tubes move fast! Other than that it seems an old version of X is being used as I experience nasty refresh shake at work. There was/is also an issue with the installation which would kick one back to a Grub prompt. This turns out to be faulty media from Lead Data Inc at least in this case. A freebsd iso worked fine, but I dumped the rest of the cd's as Google juice reported other people having problems with said manufacturer. When I get sometime i'll play around with OpenSolaris a bit more, seems like a solid effort was made to put together something usable.
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Christopher Warner is part genius, part idiot. This makes him well balanced. He's worked on numerous opensource projects with great people and has generally led an eventful and fulfilling life. He hopes to retire an old man in a rocking chair should he be so fortunate.