> W. Wayne Liauh wrote: > >> Using CoLinux, the Xming X server, and PulseAudio > for > >> Windows, the boys and girls behind the Portable > >> Ubuntu for Windows project have turned the entire > >> Ubuntu distribution into a executable that you can > >> run within Windows. You can see some screenshots, > and > >> download it from their web page. > >> > >> > http://www.osnews.com/story/21255/Portable_Ubuntu_for_ > >> Windows > >> > >> Portable OpenSolaris for Windows anyone? > >> > >> alan > >> > > > > All of our Windows machines can run "the entire > OpenSolaris distribution" via Sun xVM VirtualBox. > Since the main attractions of OpenSolaris are ZFS, > DTrace, SMF, etc., all of which are quite heavy > stuff, I don't see the advantage of reducing it to a > mere executable in Windows. > > > However, it is an interesting thought if we can > combine the advantages of OpenSolaris and Ubuntu > (i.e., have a concerted effort to port all the > applications programs in Ubuntu to OpenSolaris). > This will be really awesome. :-) > > y would you need them? OpenSolaris already has emacs > and gcc :P
Yeah, if only we were all Real Men (or Tough Ladies) and compiled everything ourselves. On the plus side, that would increase the clueful-ness of the user base 1000-fold. On the minus side, it would probably shrink the user base by at least the same factor. However little I might enjoy the conversation of clueless newbies, a large (and at least partly paying) user base may be useful to keep our friendly sponsors off of the auction block... -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
