* Vasiliy (vassun at gmail.com) wrote: > As a developer with more then 20 years experience I can assure you > that I need an option to lay out my own filesystems.
And as I said in my original email, customization at a deeper level than is currently available is planned for future versions. That said, we are trying to make the installation as painless as possible. Have a look at other Operating System installations such as Mac OS/X, Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Core and you'll get an idea of what we are trying to achieve. We want to make the simple things simple. For instance, I've used various versions of Ubuntu since their inception. I don't use their desktop cd install because it's too simple for *my* needs as an *experienced* user (disk layout being one of them). They do however provide a server cd install which allows me to tweak more knobs and so that is what I use. However, for people that are new to Ubuntu and want to download and get up and running with a minimal amount of fuss, the desktop cd with the simplified installer is just the ticket. Once they have it installed for awhile and learn how it works they can go back and perform more custom installs using the other installation options should they so desire. This is what we are striving for. We want to attract the users that *don't* have years of experience administering Solaris. We want to get them up, running and being productive with as few barriers as possible. And grow the OpenSolaris (and by extension Solaris) userbase. The new installer is a step in that direction. -- Glenn Lagasse Solaris Install Sun Microsystems, Inc. x21293, 781-442-1293
