Glenn Lagasse wrote: > * Dave Miner (dminer at opensolaris.org) wrote: >> Personally, I don't get the enthusiasm that's been expressed for >> supporting this particular installation mode. I tend to believe that >> it's due to habit of long-time Solaris users who haven't had network >> package repo's; it was less inconvenient to have a pile of extra, mostly >> useless bits lying around and adding overhead to upgrades than to have >> to hunt up a DVD in the event that some of those bits were needed later >> on. I'd never want to do this with any Linux distro, either (and >> didn't, when I was using them a lot). > > That echoes my sentiments precisely (even the part about not doing this > on any Linux distro) for whatever it's worth. > > Cheers, > There is a large segment of the present SunOS user community for whom network package repo's are doable, but not with out a GREAT deal of work and GREATER gnashing of teeth... they have no connection to pkg.opensolaris.org or any other .org/.com/... domain. their standard requirement is that all the stuff show up on media that can be trusted to have come from the vendor. Now you know the population of which I speak, and the massive headaches they will have deploying...
just a thought from an under represented user segment... rich BTW I have been install the whole wad since 3.2...
