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Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 1, 2005 6:24 PM
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Nexenta OS: Debian based GNU/Solaris
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This is to announce Nexenta OS: the Debian based GNU/Solaris distribution.
We'll open Nexenta web developer portal completely for the general public by
mid-November. Today we are launching a Pilot Program. Solaris developers and the
entire OpenSolaris community - you are welcome to participate in the Pilot!
What is Nexenta OS today
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Several things:
1) A working prototype that runs on our 32-bit laptops and AMD64 box; the
latter is used for development of the system itself, and it in turn runs our
entire development environment, and hosts the web portal (below).
2) 2,300 Debian packages available for immediate usage.
3) Developer's portal at http://www.gnusolaris.org - fully functional, with
downloads, APT repository, discussion forums, developer's "hack zone", bug
database, blogs, and numerous Solaris and free software resources.
This will be 100% open and free-of-any-charge easy-to-install easy-to-use
distribution. Coming out soon!
For Developers
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There are probably very few projects that can come anywhere close to Nexenta OS,
in terms of the size, complexity and openness. The Nexenta project offers a rare
opportunity to take part in something as big as this mega-project at its early
stage - and make a meaningful contribution, ranging from selected improvements
and up to... well, the sky's the limit.
Contact
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If interested, please send e-mail to <support at nexenta.com>, and tell us a few
words about yourself. We'll respond with a user/password.
Thanks!
Nexenta Team
<support at nexenta.com>
www.gnusolaris.org
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Re: [gnu-sol-discuss] Debian based GNU/Solaris:
pilot program
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Nov 1, 2005 9:25 PM
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> 3) Developer's portal at http://www.gnusolaris.org - fully functional, with
> downloads, APT repository, discussion forums, developer's "hack zone", bug
> database, blogs, and numerous Solaris and free software resources.
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something is setup incorrectly, it requests username and passwd to gain entry?
> This will be 100% open and free-of-any-charge easy-to-install easy-to-use
> distribution. Coming out soon!
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is there an iso to get started testing?
James Dickens
uadmin.blogspot.com
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> For Developers
> ==========
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> There are probably very few projects that can come anywhere close to Nexenta OS,
> in terms of the size, complexity and openness. The Nexenta project offers a rare
> opportunity to take part in something as big as this mega-project at its early
> stage - and make a meaningful contribution, ranging from selected improvements
> and up to... well, the sky's the limit.
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> Contact
> =====
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> If interested, please send e-mail to <support at nexenta.com>, and tell us a few
> words about yourself. We'll respond with a user/password.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nexenta Team
>
> <support at nexenta.com>
> www.gnusolaris.org
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Erast Benson
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Re: Re: [gnu-sol-discuss] Debian based GNU/Solaris:
pilot program
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Nov 1, 2005 11:24 PM
in response to: jamesd
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On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 23:25 -0600, James Dickens wrote:
> > 3) Developer's portal at http://www.gnusolaris.org - fully functional, with
> > downloads, APT repository, discussion forums, developer's "hack zone", bug
> > database, blogs, and numerous Solaris and free software resources.
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> something is setup incorrectly, it requests username and passwd to gain entry?
you have to send a request e-mail to Alex Ross, he will send you a
login/password.
Erast
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Re: Re: [gnu-sol-discuss] Debian based GNU/Solaris:
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Nov 1, 2005 11:29 PM
in response to: Erast Benson
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On 11/2/05, Erast Benson <erast at gnusolaris dot org> wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 23:25 -0600, James Dickens wrote:
> > > 3) Developer's portal at http://www.gnusolaris.org - fully functional, with
> > > downloads, APT repository, discussion forums, developer's "hack zone", bug
> > > database, blogs, and numerous Solaris and free software resources.
> > >
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> > something is setup incorrectly, it requests username and passwd to gain entry?
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> you have to send a request e-mail to Alex Ross, he will send you a
> login/password.
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perhaps i'm tired... but that just comes off as LAME!....
how does that come off as "fully functional" ... this is opensource
software... no need for secrets this started out as an opensource
project, no hidden closed sourced secrets, guess i will be skipping
this project, untill they are really open.
James
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Erast Benson
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Re: Re: [gnu-sol-discuss] Debian based GNU/Solaris:
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Nov 1, 2005 11:35 PM
in response to: jamesd
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On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 01:29 -0600, James Dickens wrote:
> On 11/2/05, Erast Benson <erast at gnusolaris dot org> wrote:
> > On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 23:25 -0600, James Dickens wrote:
> > > > 3) Developer's portal at http://www.gnusolaris.org - fully functional, with
> > > > downloads, APT repository, discussion forums, developer's "hack zone", bug
> > > > database, blogs, and numerous Solaris and free software resources.
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> > > something is setup incorrectly, it requests username and passwd to gain entry?
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> > you have to send a request e-mail to Alex Ross, he will send you a
> > login/password.
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> perhaps i'm tired... but that just comes off as LAME!....
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> how does that come off as "fully functional" ... this is opensource
> software... no need for secrets this started out as an opensource
> project, no hidden closed sourced secrets, guess i will be skipping
> this project, untill they are really open.
the "pilot" program created specifically for web-portal polishing
before it is actually opened for public. I do not see anything "secret"
in this action. *Everybody* can get an early account if they want to.
This "pilot" program also invites developers on this very early stage to
participate.
Erast
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Re: Re: [gnu-sol-discuss] Debian based GNU/Solaris:
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Nov 1, 2005 11:36 PM
in response to: jamesd
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James Dickens wrote:
>On 11/2/05, Erast Benson <erast at gnusolaris dot org> wrote:
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>>On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 23:25 -0600, James Dickens wrote:
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>> you have to send a request e-mail to Alex Ross, he will send you a
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>>login/password.
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>perhaps i'm tired... but that just comes off as LAME!....
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>how does that come off as "fully functional" ... this is opensource
>software... no need for secrets this started out as an opensource
>project, no hidden closed sourced secrets, guess i will be skipping
>this project, untill they are really open.
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>
I am guessing that this is more a way of tracking the initial pilot
users.
Regards,
Moinak.
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Re: Re: [gnu-sol-discuss] Debian based GNU/Solaris:
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Nov 2, 2005 12:21 AM
in response to: jamesd
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James Dickens wrote:
> perhaps i'm tired... but that just comes off as LAME!....
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> how does that come off as "fully functional" ... this is opensource
> software... no need for secrets this started out as an opensource
> project, no hidden closed sourced secrets, guess i will be skipping
> this project, untill they are really open.
We wanted to get as much feedbacks about the layout,
contents, usability and features of the web portal
before opening it up fully to the public (scheduled
for mid-November, barring any unforeseen circumstances).
There are things like forums, mailing list, blogs,
web-based Debian repository browser, etc. which need
to be tested during this pilot period. We would be
more than happy to open it for the public now, but
we are aiming for a controlled test environment which
would be hard to achieve in such a case.
After all, everything there is powered by our stuffs,
and we have not had the necessary resources to make
sure that everything is well oiled. We'd be thrilled
to have you and others test that for us.
We'll be providing ISO images of our LiveCD and InstallCD
in the upcoming days (hopefully sooner rather than later)
via the web portal.
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Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 2, 2005 5:38 AM
in response to: maku
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2005, Mac wrote:
> James Dickens wrote:
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> > perhaps i'm tired... but that just comes off as LAME!....
> >
> > how does that come off as "fully functional" ... this is opensource
> > software... no need for secrets this started out as an opensource
> > project, no hidden closed sourced secrets, guess i will be skipping
> > this project, untill they are really open.
>
> We wanted to get as much feedbacks about the layout,
> contents, usability and features of the web portal
> before opening it up fully to the public (scheduled
> for mid-November, barring any unforeseen circumstances).
>
> There are things like forums, mailing list, blogs,
> web-based Debian repository browser, etc. which need
> to be tested during this pilot period. We would be
> more than happy to open it for the public now, but
> we are aiming for a controlled test environment which
> would be hard to achieve in such a case.
>
> After all, everything there is powered by our stuffs,
> and we have not had the necessary resources to make
> sure that everything is well oiled. We'd be thrilled
> to have you and others test that for us.
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> We'll be providing ISO images of our LiveCD and InstallCD
> in the upcoming days (hopefully sooner rather than later)
> via the web portal.
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> --
> Mac
My 2 cents: I think it's too early to judge this project. In other
words, I think they deserve the "benefit of the doubt" at this point
because they say the pilot will be short and because they apparently
have put a lot of original work into it.
Eric
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Re: Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 2, 2005 7:45 AM
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On Wednesday 02 November 2005 05:38 am, Eric Boutilier wrote:
> My 2 cents: I think it's too early to judge this project. In other
> words, I think they deserve the "benefit of the doubt" at this point
> because they say the pilot will be short and because they apparently
> have put a lot of original work into it.
I agree, but it sounds very promising. I don't know too much about this
project, but if they have 2300 debian packages, that is a big plus.
Amazingly, the thought of having a GNU system with the Solaris kernel is
something that is doable...I'm trying to let that soak in...The companion cd
started to do that in it's own way, but to think that APT would work on
Solaris is very exciting.
I have one Linux system which is debian woody. I like the way APT works, and
how the dependencies resolve. IOW, debian has the dependencies laid out so
things seem modular, rather than having to pull in the kitchen sink.
If I could have that with the Solaris kernel, that might be the best of all
worlds.
I think the Debian system is as good as any other system. pkgsrc is also
interesting, as is Blastwave, and Gentoo. From a user perspective, I have to
say that choice is good!
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Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 2, 2005 5:25 PM
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But then again comparing say the OpenSolaris release in secrecy to this is a little bit different...with OpenSolaris you were dealing with a proprietary codebase whereas Nexenta are all open source. I understand there are elements of any project that may need to be hidden, but password protecting the whole site just seems a little overboard. I guess it's more the impression that it gives me, maybe a page which links to the login page with a little bit of info about the distro and some contacts would be a little more appropriate?
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Re: Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 2, 2005 6:41 PM
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I think what most people are frustrated with is that there is a
disconnect between announcing the project far and wide, but then saying
the site needs to be locked down because it's not quite ready for
everyone. If it's not ready, don't go announcing it everywhere. If it
is ready enough for wide announcements, don't lock it down. If you want
to announce it and make it registration only, provide clear registration
instructions. Two replies here have been made saying "contact Alex
Ross" to register, but no mention of how to contact him. I appreciate
the complexity of launching a product like this, but so far it is just
too frustrating to participate. I would humbly suggest that someone
from the project post how to get in touch with Alex Ross to register.
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Erast Benson
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Re: Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 2, 2005 8:44 PM
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Now we put some more information on the authentication dialog.
We are sorry we didn't do that at the first place... well. We were too
busy with other issues.
So, next time you click on http://www.gnusolaris.org you will see
"Welcome to GNU/Solaris pilot program!" banner and information on how to
obtain member's account.
First Nexenta ISO images will be available for pilot members tonight or
worst case tomorrow morning.
Erast
On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 10:41 +0800, James Lick wrote:
> I think what most people are frustrated with is that there is a
> disconnect between announcing the project far and wide, but then saying
> the site needs to be locked down because it's not quite ready for
> everyone. If it's not ready, don't go announcing it everywhere. If it
> is ready enough for wide announcements, don't lock it down. If you want
> to announce it and make it registration only, provide clear registration
> instructions. Two replies here have been made saying "contact Alex
> Ross" to register, but no mention of how to contact him. I appreciate
> the complexity of launching a product like this, but so far it is just
> too frustrating to participate. I would humbly suggest that someone
> from the project post how to get in touch with Alex Ross to register.
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Re: Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 2, 2005 11:50 PM
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James Lick <jlick at drivel dot com> wrote:
> I think what most people are frustrated with is that there is a
> disconnect between announcing the project far and wide, but then saying
> the site needs to be locked down because it's not quite ready for
> everyone. If it's not ready, don't go announcing it everywhere. If it
> is ready enough for wide announcements, don't lock it down. If you want
> to announce it and make it registration only, provide clear registration
> instructions. Two replies here have been made saying "contact Alex
> Ross" to register, but no mention of how to contact him. I appreciate
> the complexity of launching a product like this, but so far it is just
> too frustrating to participate. I would humbly suggest that someone
> from the project post how to get in touch with Alex Ross to register.
+1
I decided not to register.....if the people from the project like my
help, they could send me a mail and ask me about their problems. If they
don't need help, they could just wait until they believe that the project
is ready for being published. Telling other other people that they need
to do things in order to even get better information is the wrong attitude.
If they like to help other OpenSolaris distribution projects, they could
send mail too.
The closed start up of OpenSolaris a year ago was definitely differen
from the startup of a project that only depends on open mudules.
My conclusion: I am afraid that this "way of life" could segments the efforts
for OpenSolaris distributions into incompatible sections where people
do not collaborate.
I am still in hope that it could be possible to avoid this kind of segmentation.
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Re: Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 3, 2005 12:37 AM
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On Wednesday 02 November 2005 11:50 pm, Joerg Schilling wrote:
> James Lick <jlick at drivel dot com> wrote:
> > I think what most people are frustrated with is that there is a
> > disconnect between announcing the project far and wide, but then saying
> > the site needs to be locked down because it's not quite ready for
> > everyone. If it's not ready, don't go announcing it everywhere. If it
> > is ready enough for wide announcements, don't lock it down. If you want
> > to announce it and make it registration only, provide clear registration
> > instructions. Two replies here have been made saying "contact Alex
> > Ross" to register, but no mention of how to contact him. I appreciate
> > the complexity of launching a product like this, but so far it is just
> > too frustrating to participate. I would humbly suggest that someone
> > from the project post how to get in touch with Alex Ross to register.
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> +1
I'm sure that there are several who may feel in the same way as expressed
above, but I would like to point out that Debian doesn't make it easy for
anyone to join their project, it's always been like that.
Debian also has some of the better standards, in the Linux community.
While I agree that we should be in a wait-see mode for such a large project to
get off the ground, I feel we should also encourage these types of project
and help where it fits.
> My conclusion: I am afraid that this "way of life" could segments the
> efforts for OpenSolaris distributions into incompatible sections where
> people do not collaborate.
I don't see it that way, but this view could be taken for just about any
distribution, even Schillix. I think the cards will fall how they were meant
to fall. We will see many projects, some come and go, over the next few
years. How the community is able to manage their projects and keep interest
in them certainly remains to be seen, but by all means we should be
encouraging any efforts where possible.
This is similar to the way you see the glass of water, half full? half empty?
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Re: Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 3, 2005 12:16 AM
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On 11/1/2005 at 6:24PM, Alex Ross wrote:
> Contact
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> If interested, please send e-mail to <support at nexenta.com>, and tell
> us a few words about yourself. We'll respond with a user/password.
Guys, just send e-mail to support at nexenta dot com, tell us a few words about
yourself, that's all. There is no secrecy, no hidden motives, no special
interests. Limited bandwidth - yes, and the desire to make it right.
James Lick wrote:
> I think what most people are frustrated with is that there is a
> disconnect between announcing the project far and wide, but then saying
> the site needs to be locked down because it's not quite ready for
> everyone. If it's not ready, don't go announcing it everywhere. If it
> is ready enough for wide announcements, don't lock it down. If you want
> to announce it and make it registration only, provide clear registration
> instructions. Two replies here have been made saying "contact Alex
> Ross" to register, but no mention of how to contact him. I appreciate
> the complexity of launching a product like this, but so far it is just
> too frustrating to participate. I would humbly suggest that someone
> from the project post how to get in touch with Alex Ross to register.
>
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Re: Re: [gnu-sol-discuss] Debian based GNU/Solaris:
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Nov 2, 2005 2:21 AM
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James is right, look if you want to track pilot users just make them register. Seriously...creating your own little secret society isn't going to achieve anything.
Maybe I am getting the wrong idea as to what you are trying to achieve with the whole password thing but anyone with but a basic marketing knowledge will tell you that the fact that the audience jumping to conclusions is not the problem.
Look I am interested in tryin out your "gnu/opensolaris" distro but you make it real dificult to even see what you are doing...I wouldn't have a clue who Alex is letalone his email address so I can ask for [i][u]permission[/u][/i], sure I could go on IRC and ask someone but that just a little bit silly now isn't it.
Sorry to be so forward about this, I just feel that having an exclusive secret society approach is the totally wrong way to go and you obviously didn't take what Daniel had said to seriously.
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Re: Re: Re: [gnu-sol-discuss] Debian based GNU/Solaris:
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On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 02:21:04AM -0800, Ch? Kristo wrote:
> James is right, look if you want to track pilot users just make them register. Seriously...creating your own little secret society isn't going to achieve anything.
I don't mean to pile on here, but I completely disagree. Anyone who has
ever birthed any technology into the world knows that you would much prefer
to start small and get the kinks worked out before you run the risk of
giving the wrong first impression to a larger audience. We have done
this with _everything_ in Solaris, including OpenSolaris itself. Does
anyone think that we should have launched OpenSolaris without a pilot
program? Yeah, didn't think so...
Personally, I think it's a great idea to get this right before it is
slashdotted. This is a hugely important development for both Debian and
OpenSolaris users: each will be granted an entirely new latitude of
choice -- which is a Good Thing for both Debian and OpenSolaris regardless
of the specific choices that are made. But it must make the right first
impression, and a pilot program is the right way to assure that.
So if you want to help the GNU/Solaris folks, send mail to Nexenta as
directed and get a user ID and password. Given the tone of the site, I
would find it hard to believe that anyone would be turned away...
As a final note, let me add that having taken my first peek at
gnusolaris.org, it looks really, really promising -- so much so that a
primary concern will be withstanding the inevitable slashdottery when
it does go live. It is, as we say, a good problem to have...
- Bryan
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Re: Re: Re: [gnu-sol-discuss] Debian based GNU/Solaris:
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On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 02:21 -0800, Ché Kristo wrote:
> James is right, look if you want to track pilot users just make them register. Seriously...creating your own little secret society isn't going to achieve anything.
we explained already why we do "pilot" program first.
the rest is just yours speculations.
Erast
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Re: Re: Re: [gnu-sol-discuss] Debian based GNU/Solaris:
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Nov 2, 2005 9:47 AM
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I'm going to have to disagree. A secret society is an exclusive club.
The GNU/Solaris (I wonder if this should be GNU/OpenSolaris since I
think Sun owns the trademark for Solaris - I dunno... Bonnie might know
better) folks have said that they will let *anyone* join who wants to.
It's a roadblock, but not a "secret society" as you put it. It sounds
like they just want some time to get everything settled before everyone
jumps into the pool. Fair enough. Let's save the judgement for the
product...
cheers,
steve
Ché Kristo wrote:
> James is right, look if you want to track pilot users just make them register. Seriously...creating your own little secret society isn't going to achieve anything.
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> Maybe I am getting the wrong idea as to what you are trying to achieve with the whole password thing but anyone with but a basic marketing knowledge will tell you that the fact that the audience jumping to conclusions is not the problem.
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> Look I am interested in tryin out your "gnu/opensolaris" distro but you make it real dificult to even see what you are doing...I wouldn't have a clue who Alex is letalone his email address so I can ask for [i][u]permission[/u][/i], sure I could go on IRC and ask someone but that just a little bit silly now isn't it.
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> Sorry to be so forward about this, I just feel that having an exclusive secret society approach is the totally wrong way to go and you obviously didn't take what Daniel had said to seriously.
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Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 2, 2005 9:08 AM
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For a 100% free and open project, this seems pretty closed and secretive to me. Since there's also about 2300 packages available in the repository, and more to come, it seems to me that you don't actually need or want much help either, because basically everything is already done. All you need to do is recompile about 20000 software packages from the regular debian repository for your distribution and that's about it (to put it a bit black and white).
Sure, I'm glad that an initiative like this exists, but I'm kinda bummed out that this is anything but a community effort. Am I right that this project has existed for a while, and there was a mailinglist or it on kernelunix.org? If so then it's definitly something I would have expected to be informed over lots earlier since I've been aware of it since July, was added to the "developer team", etc. Well, this mailinglist has been dead silent since then, and I never heard a peep after that. So imagine my surprise when this project pops up a few months later, with the same working name and apparently an entire team behind it which actually managed to put some deliverables out (which until I see an actual product I still consider vapourware). So, please, how does all this secrecy, mystery and constraints match with "100% open". Really, I'm curious.
BTW, when will there be a SPARC version?
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Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 2, 2005 9:14 AM
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In case not seen, the news has been slashdot'd
http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/05/11/02/0418234.shtml?tid=90&tid=106
Alex Ross wrote:
> Nexenta OS: Debian based GNU/Solaris
> ==========================
>
> This is to announce Nexenta OS: the Debian based GNU/Solaris
> distribution.
>
> We'll open Nexenta web developer portal completely for the general
> public by
> mid-November. Today we are launching a Pilot Program. Solaris
> developers and the
> entire OpenSolaris community - you are welcome to participate in the
> Pilot!
>
>
> What is Nexenta OS today
> =================
>
> Several things:
>
> 1) A working prototype that runs on our 32-bit laptops and AMD64 box; the
> latter is used for development of the system itself, and it in turn
> runs our
> entire development environment, and hosts the web portal (below).
>
> 2) 2,300 Debian packages available for immediate usage.
>
> 3) Developer's portal at http://www.gnusolaris.org - fully functional,
> with
> downloads, APT repository, discussion forums, developer's "hack zone",
> bug
> database, blogs, and numerous Solaris and free software resources.
>
> This will be 100% open and free-of-any-charge easy-to-install easy-to-use
> distribution. Coming out soon!
>
>
> For Developers
> ==========
>
> There are probably very few projects that can come anywhere close to
> Nexenta OS,
> in terms of the size, complexity and openness. The Nexenta project
> offers a rare
> opportunity to take part in something as big as this mega-project at
> its early
> stage - and make a meaningful contribution, ranging from selected
> improvements
> and up to... well, the sky's the limit.
>
> Contact
> =====
>
> If interested, please send e-mail to <support at nexenta.com>, and
> tell us a few
> words about yourself. We'll respond with a user/password.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nexenta Team
>
> <support at nexenta.com>
> www.gnusolaris.org
>
>
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Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 4, 2005 3:23 AM
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Hi,
On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 18:24 -0800, Alex Ross wrote:
> Nexenta OS: Debian based GNU/Solaris
> ==========================
>
> This is to announce Nexenta OS: the Debian based GNU/Solaris distribution.
>
> We'll open Nexenta web developer portal completely for the general public by
> mid-November. Today we are launching a Pilot Program. Solaris developers and the
> entire OpenSolaris community - you are welcome to participate in the Pilot!
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/11/msg00308.html
Seriously? A pilot of 2 days? I guess it went well?
Glynn
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Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Nov 4, 2005 9:25 AM
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--- Glynn Foster <Glynn dot Foster at Sun dot COM> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 18:24 -0800, Alex Ross wrote:
> > Nexenta OS: Debian based GNU/Solaris
> > ==========================
> >
> > This is to announce Nexenta OS: the Debian based
> GNU/Solaris distribution.
> >
> > We'll open Nexenta web developer portal completely
> for the general public by
> > mid-November. Today we are launching a Pilot
> Program. Solaris developers and the
> > entire OpenSolaris community - you are welcome to
> participate in the Pilot!
Are you using the an upgraded fork of the open source
JDS 3.x or vanilla GNOME 2.12.1 ?!?
I would have like to see a download directory or ISO
image as it is interesting to see 2,300 open source
packages available at launch. Should I expect to see
16,850+ stable packages in the upcoming years?? ;o>
Any plans for a PowerPC version ?
I'm excited to see the development of this project!
~Ken Mays @ EarthLink, Inc.
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Re: Debian based GNU/Solaris: pilot program
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Will it be DFSG free?
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