Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Calum Benson wrote: > >> of (a) designing by committee, and (b) assuming that the people on this >> list are representative of typical OpenSolaris users :) >> > > What is a typical OpenSolaris user expected to be? > > OpenSolaris can be installed in server type environments, or in > "desktop" type environments. The server needs a visual interface to > support administration tools but is not likely to benefit from most of > the "junk" which is useful for "desktop" type environments. In fact, > it would be embarrasing to see games, digital camera tools, and > StarOffice on a server install. A server needs more efficient access > to monitoring tools, and to bring up terminals. > > The implication is that there should be an efficient stripped-down > environment for use on servers, and a more visually rich environment > for workstation type uses. > > Bob > ====================================== > Bob Friesenhahn > bfriesen at simple.dallas.tx.us, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/ > GraphicsMagick Maintainer, http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org > Indeed, agreed on all aspects. Was thinking the same thing last time I installed OpenSolaris, on my desktop even, it's too chunky and this I typically use the old installer to remove things I surely wouldn't use, or would replace anyways. Sometimes the bundled server apps aren't good enough, I hand compile Apache/PHP/MySQL out of habit, and for some configurations, although CSK does fine for the most part.
James
