Xiu-Yan Wang 写道: > Hi Yuan, > > I tried to install the tools on my systems. Comparing to the internal > version, it's harder to install the open source version. Could this be > made more automated? > > --Lucy > > Yeah. Because the netperf license issue.we can not deliver or open source it. We just open the nicdrv test suite. If you want to run it,you should install checkenv,stf,netperf. It is really a hard work for a new user.
We are working on this issue. auto.tar will be deliver later. thanks -yuan.fan > yf206721 wrote: > >> James Carlson 写道: >> >>> yf206721 writes: >>> >>> >>>> Netperf does not belong to SUN,so we can't open source and deliver it. >>>> >>>> >>> I don't understand. >>> >>> Netperf *IS* open source. Sun doesn't have to do anything in order to >>> cause it to be open source. Rick Jones at HP has been maintaining >>> this useful tool for years and graciously keeping it functional on >>> Solaris and testing it on our platforms all that time. >>> >>> >>> >> Hi James >> Yeah,netperf is a open source software. >> But the OSR(open source review) number for netperf is internal use only. >> can not distribution outside of Sun for any purpose. >> >> The OSR number for netperf is #3124 >> you can review it at this link >> https://opensourcereview.central.sun.com >> thanks >> -yuan.fan >> >>> http://www.netperf.org/netperf/NetperfPage.html >>> >>> He's even tried testing new adapters and new Sun platforms, even >>> though he works for HP. I think you'd have to look hard to find >>> someone working at a competitor's shop who is more positive about Sun. >>> >>> Sun *regularly* delivers software that it doesn't own. That's what >>> the SFW consolidation is all about. Heck, it's what *Solaris* is all >>> about -- we certainly didn't write all of this stuff ourselves. >>> >>> My guess here would be that someone at Sun might be overly concerned >>> with the implications of the "non-commercial purposes only" phrase in >>> this license: >>> >>> >>> http://www.netperf.org/netperf/training/Netperf.html#0.2.2Z141Z1.SUJSTF.6R2DBD.2 >>> >>> Rather than delivering non-functional software, which seems like a >>> pointless exercise to me, let's figure out how to get a working copy >>> of netperf into one of the freeware repositories and delivered in an >>> easily usable form. >>> >>> >>> I've dealt with Rick Jones in the past, and he's an *extremely* >>> helpful guy. Drop him a line and tell him you'd like to have our >>> lawyers and HP's do lunch sometime. >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> driver-discuss mailing list >> driver-discuss@opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss >> > > _______________________________________________ > driver-discuss mailing list > driver-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss > _______________________________________________ driver-discuss mailing list driver-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss
