MC wrote: > Can someone on the task address this? :) > >> I'm not sure if this stuff is in there right now, but >> if not, and if there ends up being room in the image, >> I suggest including Samba (and SWAT), webmin, and the >> zfs http gui (smcwebserver). These are all things >> that some users will want to use on machines with no >> internet access (local file servers). >> >> Some Solaris GUIs are a bit lacking, so including >> what already exists will not only help users out, but >> it will also give developers something to base >> development on. (like this guy did with a php GUI >> for zfs >> http://www.gnusolaris.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=5441&h >> ighlight=zfs+php&sid=8dc2659fdde8532a30ca835ec95152ab >> )
It was still in my queue, but since you're going to be pushy about it... ;^) My contention is that this live CD is oriented at a desktop client, not a file server, thus I don't think packages which benefit primarily the latter are good candidates, but as to your specific suggestions: Since we don't yet have a JRE that can be included, adding Java-dependent items is a waste of bits, which rules out the smcwebserver infrastructure and apps for the time being. SUNWsmba* are a 25+ MB package (I'm unaware whether that includes SWAT). As the native CIFS support is expected "soon", I'd rather hold off on that decision for now. SUNWwebmin* is also around 25 MB. It feels more like a repository package to me, as (from my memory, I haven't used it in a long time) most of its functionality seems oriented at managing services which we either won't include or won't enable on the live CD. Thus I'm not inclined to recommend it. Dave
