> Please refer to my blog about the details (http://blogs.sun.com/joeyguo) > *The First Version OpenSolaris DVD Rolled Out* The first version > OpenSolaris DVD will distribute at the OpenSolaris Beijing User Group > meeting and 2005 China National OS Teachers' Conference on Oct. 15. > The DVD include the following contents. > > Tools: > All tools are classified into SPARC and x86 versions. Please go the > subdirectories (./sparc and ./x86) to get the corresponding version of > following tools: > > 1. Netbeans 4.1 and 5.0 beta > > 2. Sun Studio 10 > > 3. Latest Firefox binary > > 4. Latest Thunderbird binary > > 5. Starsuites 8 trial on x86 > > 6. OpenSolaris packages, > > Src: > > 1. OpenSolaris source > > 2. Closed Solaris binaries > > Documents: > > 1. Solaris Express Install Guide > > 2. OpenSolaris Build and Install Guide > > 3. Sun Studio 10 Install Guide > > 4. DTrace Guide > > 5. Configuring Multiboot Environments on Sun x64 Systems with AMD > >>> >>> We're pulling together a media kit and training DVD for students. Here >>> are some of the things we'd like to include. Anything you would add or >>> remove? >>> >>> - Solaris Express Community Release >>> - OpenSolaris source code >>> - Studio compiler and other tools >>> - gcc compiler >>> >>> - Video of a Solaris installation >> > I have a document with the pictures step-by-step. > >>> - What to expect from OpenSolaris vs Linux vs FreeBSD etc. >> > I have a collection of the pointers and documents. > >>> - Documentation on how to install and boot Solaris >>> - Pointers to key info on opensolaris.org >>> >>> What do you think? Are we on the right track? >>> >>> >> Teresa, >> >> That's a great idea. Can you fit all of that onto a single DVD :) >> > Yep, it's possible. I have made the first version of DVD and handed > out at the conference and user group. > >> How about StarOffice 8? >> > Yep, so far we have only the x86 version. > >> Do key info include pointers to external audio, ethernet drivers and >> blastwave.org? >> > As for the drivers, it seems to me most of them are included in the > Solaris Express DVD. > > We could include some pointers to the Download center and Blastwave, > but we couldn't include everything in the DVD.
While we do have most drivers, audio driver and network drivers such as the oss and bcf are still only available outside (and I'm not sure if they're available on Blastwave. And don't forget the new wifi drivers and friends :^) Pointers would be a good solution. tony
