Glynn Foster wrote: > > Brandorr wrote: >> They can today (From http://www.opensolaris.org/os/downloads/ ): >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Using OpenSolaris >> >> If you want to run a distribution based on OpenSolaris, choose one of >> these available options: >> >> Solaris Express Community Edition ? DVD: Download | CD: Download >> Solaris Express Developer Edition - Download | More Info >> BeleniX ? Download | More Info >> marTux ? Download | More Info >> NexentaOS ? Download | More Info >> SchilliX ? Download | More Info > > And then they're presented with a choice of 6 distributions, without any clear > idea of what they should choose. So when they expected a one-click 'Download > OpenSolaris' experience, they've reached another hurdle of figuring out why > they > should download one over the other.
I agree. It needs to be one thing that even I can spot on the site, download, install, and run. I'm not saying that the other distros can't be there and linked to as well, but I need to start from one place and work out from there based on my interests, needs, and skills. > We keep telling ourselves that we need to provide choice. Choice is good. But > sometimes it's far better to make that choice for the user, and focus on the > best user experience possible. I don't even think we are reducing choice here. Honestly, I think we'll be reaching out and offering new choices to orders of magnitude more people than we are currently engaging with. To me, that's good community-building and that benefits everyone. Jim -- http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris
