[ug-bosug] Meetup on Feb 20 ! :)

[S h i v]

On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Sriram Narayanan wrote:

> Hello all:
>
> How about a bosug meetup this weekend ?
>
>

+1 for date
+1 to start at 5pm.

Any venue is ok.
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[ug-bosug] October meeting

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On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Anil Gulecha  wrote:

> +1 for 25th.
>
>

+1 for 25th
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[ug-bosug] BOSUG Meet this weekend (Sat 13th)

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Pls count me in.

-Shiv


On 6/10/09, Sriram Narayanan  wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Sriram Narayanan
> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Moinak Ghosh wrote:
>>
>> Draft agenda for the meet:
>>
>> - (tentative) Talk/presentation by Max Bruning of Bruning Systems.
>>
>> - A report of my experience at the Community One event, and of plans
>> ahead for us as bosug, and as the belenix community.
>>
>> - Hands on: A collaborative effort on preparing a presentation on
>> "Becoming a Belenix committer".
>> ? ? ?Rather than have a presentation on the work involved, let's have
>> a session where we put together the skeleton of a presentation on the
>> work involved in building the opensolaris code base, in building
>> packages, and in creating a distro.
>> ? ? ?We're going to start from scratch on creating the presentation,
>> and Moinak will get some screen shots and commands.
>> ? ? ?At the end of this exercise, we should have our own "Getting
>> started" guide and/or a presentation.
>>
>> Anything else that anyone wants to present. (Kunal do you want to
>> present on your experiences with the Google App Engine ?).
>>
>> I'd also like to see a session by Manish Chakravarthy on "Writing KDE
>> Control Centre applets" :)
>
> I forgot to mention two things:
> -  Moinak has already said he will talk about the latest on Belenix
> development.
> -  I'll make available DVD copies of all that you need to get started
> with Belenix development and contribution - the sources, the
> compilers, the pre-built packages, and CDs of Belenix itself.
>
> Please let me know privately in advance how many want these copies,
> and I'll create DVDs accordingly.
>
>>
>> -- Sriram
>>
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[ug-bosug] BOSUG Meet this weekend ?

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On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Moinak Ghosh  wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
>   Sorry for the late notice. I was caught up in several things and
> completely forgot to sed out a call for the meet.
>
> Are people interested to have a meetup this Saturday at the SUN
> office in Divyasree Chambers ?
>


Yes. Count me in.

-Shiv
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[ug-bosug] Update: Re: Bosug Meet on the weekend of 25th ?

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I have been traveling this week & so is the case with next.
If all of u decide to meetup next week, I would be interested to know
what happened.
If it is any time after, count me in for the meet :)

-Shiv


On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Moinak Ghosh  wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> ? Actually this weekend may not be a good idea because of this OpenSource
> University Meetup organized by SUN at PESIT on Sat 25th:
>
> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/ug-bosug/2009-April/005206.html
>
> So alternative suggestion is why don't all interested BOSUG members land
> up at this meet and participate in the discussions and talk about Osol with
> the other students there. I think presence of BOSUG members at the meet
> will be really good.
>
> Regards,
> Moinak.
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Moinak Ghosh  wrote:
>> A gentle reminder since I have not heard back except from Kunal.
>> Are people free/available this weekend for a BOSUG meet ?
>>
>> Suggested agenda:
>> *) Review of current important developments/projects in OpenSolaris.
>> *) Upcoming BeleniX 0.8 updates.
>>
>> I am thinking it will be better to shift the venue back to SUN Microsystems
>> Office at Divyasree Chambers as it is strategically located and easy to
>> reach.
>>
>> Kunal:
>> From earlier experience, afternoon has been a bit inconvenient
>> to people though that is of course upto the junta to say if they
>> are okay with afternoon this time.
>>
>>
>> -- Forwarded message --
>> From: Moinak Ghosh 
>> Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:52 PM
>> Subject: Bosug Meet on the weekend of 25th ?
>> To: Bangalore OpenSolaris User Group 
>>
>>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> ? It is quite some time we have had a Bosug meet. How about a meet on
>> Sat the 25th ? This weekend there is the free OpenSolaris kernel training
>> by Max Bruning being hosted by OSUNIX:
>> http://www.osunix.org/docs/DOC-1035
>>
>> Suggested topics please ...
>>
>> Regards,
>> Moinak.
>> --
>> 
>> http://www.belenix.org/
>> http://moinakg.wordpress.com/
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Moinak.
>> --
>> 
>> http://www.belenix.org/
>> http://moinakg.wordpress.com/
>>
>
>
>
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[ug-bosug] For netbeans enthusiasts

[S h i v]

I came across this opportunity to contribute to the upcoming netbeans
6.7 release via the "NetBeans IDE 6.7 Community Acceptance Testing
program (NetCAT)".
Thought of giving a heads up - see http://qa.netbeans.org/processes/cat/67

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] How about a ZFS Demo Day ?

[S h i v]

Now there is ample interest for this topic, can we have this saturday
as the BOSUG session with the focus as ZFS demo?
In regular venue of divyashree chambers?

We could have additional sessions as suggested in the thread...

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Another idea : a session on SAMP stacks

[S h i v]

On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Sriram Narayanan  
wrote:
> The following mail from the Pune LUG gives me one more idea - a
> session setting up SAMP stacks.
>
> SAMP -> Solaris + Apache + Mysql + PHP/Python/Perl
>
> Has anyone set up SAMP stacks on their Belenix/OpenSolaris 2008.11
> instances ? Setting up and running a SAMP stack would be a good
> session to have.
>

If setting up SAMP needs a session, that platform can take a walk :P
Thankfully the webstacks are readily available for OpenSolaris.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] integrating dtrace with other scripting language

[S h i v]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM, kaushik p  wrote:
> hi
>
> i was told that dtrace program can not accesses the information
> present in the core dump file

dtracing is for a running system.

> but we can pass ?the information present
> in the file to dtrace program using some scripting language.
>

This is unclear.

> can anybody suggest me where i can get information on how to integrate
> dtrace with scripting language to access files's information ?
>

There are 2 different things:
1. Calling dtrace utility from within other scripts. DTraceToolkit
(http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/dtrace/dtracetoolkit) has
ample examples
2. Being able to use dtrace APIs from within a scripting language
seamlessly (for ex like a function call in perl/tcl/python/etc). For
this one needs to write language bindings for the scripting language
based on APIs provided by libdtrace. This is more involved work. You
may look at http://dev.lrem.net/tcldtrace as an example (for tcl)

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] [Help] Building Opensolaris on Opensolaris

[S h i v]

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:25 PM, Avinash Joshi  
wrote:
> Hi All.
>
> I would like to know the steps for building opensolaris in OpenSolaris
> 2008.11

Try the distro constructor (though not quite from scratch) to create a distro.
But if the purpose is only ON, then some more development packages
would be required. I believe this is addressed in archives of ug-bosug
and/or indiana-discuss.
One way to figure out is, do a delta build of ON on opensolaris 2008.11
If there are errors thrown about missing header/lib,  check in a SX
box as to which package these missing files belong and pull these
packages via IPS. Since you mention that you do not have net access.
You can search in the SX DVD where these packages are present and
manually install on opensolaris 2008.11 machine.

> I know that it is almost the same as in SXDE.

Not really !

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Wine on Solaris/SPARC?

[S h i v]

Has any of you attempted getting wine to work on SPARC? Am interested
to know if the emulation worked.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] bosug meet for this weekend

[S h i v]

Hi All,

Would like to call for a bosug meet this weekend and the first one for the year.
Please pour in with your ideas for the topics of discussion.

There have been 3 major events in the opensolaris distro space:

OpenSolaris 2008.11 got released recently
BeleniX B104 and cross-bow based releases
Nexenta core platform beta1 released

Two of these have been released by the BOSUG members - Moinak & Anil :)
Intro to what is new in these releases can be the topic of discussion.
Any other suggestions are welcome.

I will update the venue and time details in a subsequent mail.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] dtrace probe for qt ready on belenix for foss.in

[S h i v]

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 6:31 PM, Manish Chakravarty
 wrote:
> I have written a dtrace probe for qt on belenix. I got qt to compile using
> the provided gcc ( 3.4.3 ) only.
>
> I have also gotten KDE4 to compile on SX 101 on my laptop ( bare metal ) .
> it runs quite well.
>
> I have also written a probe for KJS which is running quite nicely on OSX (
> office-given laptop ) and SX ( personal laptop )
>

Awesome. Wishing you lot of action.
I am likely to make it on only saturday loosing much of the action.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Newbies in Forthcoming FOSS.IN

[S h i v]

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 9:03 PM, kunal ghosh  wrote:
> hey guys !! your ongoing
> work for the forthcoming FOSS.IN sounds interesting. Anything ,  newbies
> like me , could help you guys with ?and with the slogan for the FOSS.IN
> being "Show me the code" any coding i could do for you all ??( not
> related to FOSS.IN)
>

Sure, at foss.in, participate in the workout sessions and help with
the demo (after a day of being there you might be familiar about some
of the things to take demo to many independently!)
Outside it, contribute to BeleniX : upgrade existing packages, port
new ones, contribute to the packaging related framework that is being
written.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] KDE4 port on opensolaris : talk

[S h i v]

A talk around the efforts of KDE4 porting to opensolaris is part of
foss.in schedule and being delivered by Adriaan de Groot
http://foss.in/2008/register/speakers/talkdetailspub.php?talkid=594

Should be of interest to many on this list :)

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Request for stall at the conference

[S h i v]

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:27 PM, USM Bish  wrote:
> +1 for a BOSUG stall. Any payments needed ?
> If yes, how much ?
>

Bish, is it a question or an offer  :) ?
The request is for BeleniX which merits uncompensated space if the
statement (response) on foss.in mailing list are to be taken at face
value.
Let us wait for the response.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Request for stall at the conference

[S h i v]

Hi All,

I would like to request for one stall for BOSUG (Bangalore OpenSolaris
User Group).
The user group has core contributors to the distros BeleniX, Nexenta
and to some of the projects driven by opensolaris community.
We would like to showcase BeleniX, Nexenta & opensolaris technologies
that the distros provide and help interested people get involved.

The stall if provided will be manned by the BOSUG (Bangalore
OpenSolaris User Group) members.

best regards
Shiv

BOSUG : ug-bosug at opensolaris.org
(http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/ug-bosug)
BeleniX distro : http://www.belenix.org , belenix-discuss at opensolaris.org
Nexenta distro : http://www.nexenta.org/os & https://launchpad.net/nexenta
Opensolaris community : http://www.opensolaris.org/os

[ug-bosug] proposal: osug-leaders list

[S h i v]

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Sriram Narayanan  
wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Venky  wrote:
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> I nominate Shiv  for this.
>
> +1
>

Thanks. I accept.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Linux software packaging tools

[S h i v]

Check out  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_management_system#Linux_distributions


On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Sathish Kulal  
wrote:
>
>  Hi All,
> Can any one give me the information about "Linux software packaging tools"
> I know only about RPM and want to know other popular tools.
>
> ~kulal
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/the_master_mind/
>
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[ug-bosug] [belenix-discuss] Build 101 and Build 101 + Crossbow now available for BeleniX

[S h i v]

On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 12:47 AM, Moinak Ghosh  wrote:
>
>>> To upgrade base OS to Standard build
> spkg upgrade base trunk
> OR
> spkg upgrade base belenix_0.7.1b
>
>>> To upgrade base OS to Crossbow build
> spkg upgrade base belenix_0.7.1b_crossbow
>
> Note: These will download about 500MB of 7Zipped packages. If you want to
> pause the upgrade you can hit CTRL+C in between and resume the transaction
> later using: spkg resume
>

The resume option is a god send to many who have not so great net
access (like me).
I will use the Ctrl+C option *A LOT* :)

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Video recording of sessions (Was: BOSUG session - Virtualization topics by Chris Beal (8-Nov-2008))

[S h i v]

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Angad Singh  wrote:
> We plan to do live streaming, not only video recording :)
>

Awesome !

[ug-bosug] Video recording of sessions (Was: BOSUG session - Virtualization topics by Chris Beal (8-Nov-2008))

[S h i v]

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Amit k. Saha  wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 3:35 PM, S h i v  wrote:
>> I would welcome volunteers for the below request :)
>> It would need recording and then to be put up on the net for others to use.
>
>
> We did it once at a BOJUG meet. Not too much effort. :-)
>

Request to the list: do we have any volunteers for getting the video
recording done for tomorrow's session? We have done it a couple of
times for bosug in the past.
(I will not be able to do this).

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] cifs with samba pdc

[S h i v]

Hi Arun,

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:37 AM, arun tomar  wrote:

> hi!
>
> according to known limitations, cifs works only with windows AD domains.
> http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/What%27s_New_With_Solaris_CIFS
>
> Is there a work around where in we can use cifs with the Samba Primary
> domain controller.
>


While someone who might have tried it comes around to respond to the thread,
you should consider posting your query on cifs-discuss at opensolaris.org as
well since that is a dedicated list for cifs :)

-Shiv
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[ug-bosug] BOSUG session - Virtualization topics by Pradhap Devarajan (8-Nov-2008)

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Hi All,

This is a soft reminder to the BOSUG session for 8-Nov.

The bad news is that Chris will not be able to make it to Bangalore :(
The good news is that we stay with the *exciting agenda*

Our very own versatile guy, Pradhap Devarajan will handle the topic "Topic:
Virtualization using xVMserver and xVM VirtualBox"
For those who are new here, Pradhap works in the Solaris Sustaining
Engineering Team at Sun India Engineering Center, Bangalore working on
Solaris libraries, utilities and SNMP technologies. He is an avid OpenSource
evangelist. He is at ease with various OpenSolaris Technologies and has
given several university and customer presentations on OpenSolaris
technologies. He contributes to the BeleniX (www.belenix.org) OpenSolaris
distro his free time. Prior to joining Sun Pradhap was working for
California Digital Corp. on Linux clustering technologies.

Date : 8-Nov
Time : 6pm - 8:30pm
Topic: Virtualization using xVMserver and xVM VirtualBox
Venue: Thoughtworks
   2nd Floor, Tower C, Corporate Block,
   Diamond District, Airport Road,
   Bangalore
   Ph: +91.80. 25089572

Location in yahoo & google maps:
http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=12.9606&lon=77.6438&zoom=18&q1=diamond
district bangalore
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=diamond+district,+bangalore&z=15&ll=12.96,77.65

Confirm your presence by sending a mail to me (not to the list).

Feel free to invite interested friends/colleagues :)

cheers
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[ug-bosug] anyone used these security tools yet ?

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On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 1:26 AM, Sriram Narayanan wrote:

> http://www.linux.com/feature/149492 - openvas
> http://www.linux.com/feature/151124 - metasploit
>


I had used nessus 2.x on older solaris box (Solaris 9). It is an excellent
software. Nessus 3.0 didn't come out as open source.
It took sometime for it to come out as openvas. If its plugins / input db is
up-to-date, then it is an awesome tool.

-Shiv
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[ug-bosug] Preparations for the workouts

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Real nice.
All the workouts seem to need good bit of preparation.

For the adding DTrace sessions, I presume the prerequisite would be to
* have a working build of KDE
* have the built KDE running on a box

KDE built for belenix 0.7.1 can be the starting point since it
provides both the above.

During the workout:
* Add dtrace probes
* Perform a delta build on a "build machine"
* Patch the libs on a "test machine" (need to go into single user mode
to patch or X server needs restart)
* Test if the patches work fine

The "build machine" and "test machine" can be 2 different machines OR
Maybe they can be whole root zones !

For the other ones similarly there will be a need to have whole bunch
of pre-requisites done well so that the workout goes smoothely (but no
fun without glitches :)
This is were zones, vbox, etc can help do this. It automatically
showcases what is possible with these available for us to leverage
upon.

-Shiv


On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 7:14 PM, Manish Chakravarty
 wrote:
> Alternate OS probe module for BeleniX Installer - Moinak Ghosh
> Profile Gnome using Dtrace - Parthasarathi Susarla
> Adding DTrace Probes to KDE - Manish Chakravarty
>
>
> Source: http://foss.in/news/first-shortlist.html
>
> Hope to see more of the proposals making it in the second list!
>
> Congrats to Moinak, Parthasarathi and yours trurly :)
>
>
> --
> Manish Chakravarty
> http://manish-chaks.livejournal.com/
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[ug-bosug] Enhancement to Belenix installer - discussion thread

[S h i v]

Moinak's workout proposal has a preliminary acceptance
http://moinakg.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/my-workout-proposal-for-fossin

I am keen to take part in the hackathon. This is to invite others
interested to join in for a discussion.

There are a few more opensolaris community driven proposals whose
details I expect will start appearing on belenix-dev, belenix-discuss,
ug-bosug forums.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Video recording of sessions (Was: BOSUG session - Virtualization topics by Chris Beal (8-Nov-2008))

[S h i v]

I would welcome volunteers for the below request :)
It would need recording and then to be put up on the net for others to use.

-Shiv


On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:07 PM, yogesh  wrote:
> Hi Shiv,
>
>
>   If possible, Please record video of the session so that
> members who are not in banglore like me can see the session. No need to do
> special video recording. Just a video recording from any mobile is fine for
> me.
>
> Thanks and Regards,
> ---
> Yogesh Chavan
>
> "You die hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain"
> --Harvy Dent, DA, Gotham
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 7:57 PM, S h i v  wrote:
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> The next BOSUG session will be on 8-Nov.
>> (Note the venue. Remember to send confirmation :))
>>
>> It is a pleasure to have Chris Beal discuss with us the ongoing work
>> in the Virtualization space.
>>
>> Chris is a Sun Principal Engineer and has been heavily involved with
>> the xVM development teams within Sun.
>> Chris will provide an overview of the product capabilities and
>> implementation of two of the xVM family of products along with demos:
>> * xVMserver ? the software appliance for datacenter virtualisation of
>> x86 platforms, and
>> * xVM VirtualBox ? the multi-platform x86 desktop virtualisation solution
>>
>> Date : 8-Nov
>> Time : 6pm - 8:30pm
>> Topic: Virtualization using xVMserver and xVM VirtualBox
>> Venue: Thoughtworks
>>2nd Floor, Tower C, Corporate Block,
>>Diamond District, Airport Road,
>>Bangalore
>>Ph: +91.80. 25089572
>> Location in yahoo & google maps:
>> http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=12.9606&lon=77.6438&zoom=18&q1=diamond
>> district bangalore
>>
>> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=diamond+district,+bangalore&z=15&ll=12.96,77.65
>>
>> Confirm your presence by sending a mail to me (not to the list).
>>
>> Feel free to invite interested friends/colleagues.
>>
>> cheers
>> Shiv
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[ug-bosug] BOSUG session - Virtualization topics by Chris Beal (8-Nov-2008)

[S h i v]

Hello All,

The next BOSUG session will be on 8-Nov.
(Note the venue. Remember to send confirmation :))

It is a pleasure to have Chris Beal discuss with us the ongoing work
in the Virtualization space.

Chris is a Sun Principal Engineer and has been heavily involved with
the xVM development teams within Sun.
Chris will provide an overview of the product capabilities and
implementation of two of the xVM family of products along with demos:
* xVMserver ? the software appliance for datacenter virtualisation of
x86 platforms, and
* xVM VirtualBox ? the multi-platform x86 desktop virtualisation solution

Date : 8-Nov
Time : 6pm - 8:30pm
Topic: Virtualization using xVMserver and xVM VirtualBox
Venue: Thoughtworks
2nd Floor, Tower C, Corporate Block,
Diamond District, Airport Road,
Bangalore
Ph: +91.80. 25089572
Location in yahoo & google maps:
http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=12.9606&lon=77.6438&zoom=18&q1=diamond
district bangalore
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=diamond+district,+bangalore&z=15&ll=12.96,77.65

Confirm your presence by sending a mail to me (not to the list).

Feel free to invite interested friends/colleagues.

cheers
Shiv

[ug-bosug] ZFS on FUSE

[S h i v]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Manish Chakravarty
 wrote:
> Its good that we have ZFS on linux.
> Bad that performance via FUSE would not be as good.
>
> What is needed is a ZFS implementation in the linux kernel.
>
> I dont understand why the CDDLed ZFS driver code  should be a problem
> for the linux kernel when there are closed source kernel modues ( eg
> NVIDIA & ATI video drivers ) which are compiled into the linux kernel.
>
> Sun could probably ship a ZFS driver for linux.
> Not sure if they would want to do that though :)
>

Sun doing it doesn't make sense. A company would focus its "limited"
resources on what is meaningful for its existance.
Once a company provides sources subject to a valid open source
license, it has effectively made its contribution.
Whoever feels it *has to be done* are free to pick the source and get it done :)

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Participation in foss.in/2008

[S h i v]

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Joseph George  wrote:
>>
>> You may create a page on BeleniX wiki and post it on Bosug and
>> foss.in lists.
>
> It would be useful to present it on crossbow-discuss at opensolaris.org
> as well.
>

Yes

>> This should go in as a proposal by day after (16-Aug).
>
> Oct 16th, I presume.
>

Yes :)

[ug-bosug] Participation in foss.in/2008

[S h i v]

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 6:48 AM, Manish Chakravarty
 wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 4:06 PM, S h i v  wrote:
>> n. Add your ideas
> Contributing Software into OpenSolaris / Solaris Express.
> I plan to bore the audience to death by talking about
> i) Obtaining the SFW tarball & getting your machine ready
> ii) walk through the SFW build / build system
> iii) writing the various files ( Makefiles / prototype / pkginfo  / )
> and putting them in the correct dirs and running a build
> iv) Getting them familiar with tools like bldenv(i) , nightly (1),  onbld  
> etc.
>
>
> If this idea is liked by the group, I will refine the idea further.
>

As per the CfP, the ideas that involving writing code is what is
required, but SFW related work would be primarily porting which has
been explicitly discouraged in the CfP.
If you can bring in elements of developing the software as the primary
activity, then this idea can be taken further.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Participation in foss.in/2008

[S h i v]

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 1:30 PM, sham pavman  wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I would just like to add upon a few more things to what Sanjeev said!
> The automation tool now can process the YAML file and create Zones for the
> Virtual Network to be set up!(A few more things to be done, thats all)
> I have it ,almost ready.
> The GUI seems ever more closer and by FOSS I should have it ready!
>
> Regards
> Shampavman
> PS: It would be excellent if we can showcase it then .(Excited :-) )
>

Awesome. When it comes to UI design improvement possibilities are
limitless. Can you list the set of features that you intend to cover.
Also the ones that might be considered as further work. We can have
this for demo as well as further work possible as the item for
workouts.

Can you have a look at the CfP of foss.in and create a short write
suitable for submitting as a workout candidate?

You may create a page on BeleniX wiki and post it on Bosug and foss.in lists.
This should go in as a proposal by day after (16-Aug).

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Participation in foss.in/2008

[S h i v]

Hi Vidya,

On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 9:27 PM, Vidya Sakar N  wrote:
> Hi Shiv,
>
> Thanks for kick starting the discussion.
>
>  > 1. Extended partition support in grub : Extend the existing mount
>  > utilities to detect bootable extended partitions and make grub entries
>  > in the BeleniX installation.
>
> To avoid duplication of effort, just want to give you a heads up
> that extended partition support is being worked and is targeting
> nevada integration in the next couple of builds. However boot support
> from an extended partition is an independent effort which would be done
> later next year as I understand.
>

Thanks for the heads up. What is the scope of the "extended partition
support" that is going in:
1. Recognizing the extended partition to be able to easily
mount/unmount & read/write.
2. Supporting installation on extended partitions
3. While installing (on any partition) identifying other OSes on
extended partitions, identifying if they are bootable and adding
entries in OpenSolaris grub menu list.

cheers
Shiv

[ug-bosug] Intro session in the UG - welcome inputs

[S h i v]

The last two years we had introductory session in BOSUG just before
foss.in covering a whole bunch of topics that might be of interest to
anyone new to the FOSS world and interested in learning the ropes.
A similar session can be planned for this time as well. I welcome
those interested to provide your inputs (on
http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/ug-bosug).

The participation in these introductory sessions has been many folds
more than the regular sessions and hence needs to be a little planned
! :)

cheers
Shiv

[ug-bosug] Participation in foss.in/2008

[S h i v]

The CfP for foss.in has been out
(http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foss-in/message/5325) and so is
the registration for *speakers* and sessions termed *workouts*
(http://foss.in/news/registration-opens.html)

This mail is to to trigger a discussion to arrive at the scope of
involvement for BeleniX/OpenSolaris/Bosug in foss.in

I am putting down some ideas that have been in the pipeline to seed
the discussion :)

Below ideas are oriented towards foss workouts. Talks and Project of
the Day are other ways to pitch in and needing ideas.

1. Extended partition support in grub : Extend the existing mount
utilities to detect bootable extended partitions and make grub entries
in the BeleniX installation.

2. NAS solution on top of ZFS technology : Some ground work is done in
Pulsar OS to have a distro suited to be used for NAS. Good bit of work
to provide user-interfaces / web gui is required to make it into a
full-fledged NAS solution. Making the user interface non-geeky and
usable for *any* user.

3. Crossbow : productizing the underlying technology into creating
 3.1 a firewall
 3.2 loadbalancer
 3.3 network simulation within a box
etc.
This needs developing interfaces that are intuitive and work with the
commands/libraries of the platform providing the necessry underlying
technology required. Ex: having a ajax UI that allows creating a
network topology and test drive it with a few drag drops and mouse
clicks would be amazing.

n. Add your ideas

Inviting all to provide inputs on more ideas and expounding on these.

Foss Workouts, Talks and Project of the Day, BOFs are the different
spaces for us to take part in.
Thoughts/comments welcome...

cheers
Shiv

[ug-bosug] Fwd: [foss.in] CfP Announced

[S h i v]

The CfP for foss.in is now out.
Workouts should provide for some excellent opportunities for bosug/BeleniX :)

cheers
Shiv

PS: I am travelling the entire next week with intermittent mail access.


-- Forwarded message --
From: Kishore Bhargava 
Date: Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 2:47 AM
Subject: [foss.in] CfP Announced
To: foss-in at yahoogroups.com


All:

The CfP is finally out, check the main site (http://foss.in) for
details. Text version below:


FOSS.IN/2008: Call for Participation

Much awaited and slightly delayed, we are finally ready with the CfP.
Time is short, so please read through carefully and get ready with your
proposals. The registration system will open from October 10, 2008.

Introduction


FOSS.IN is a contributor event, focusing on development efforts in FOSS
from India. This is a Call for Participation inviting proposals for
talks and FOSS WorkOuts at FOSS.IN/2008

Format
==

FOSS.IN/2008 will have significantly fewer talks than previous editions
of the event. The focus of FOSS.IN/2008 will be FOSS developers working
together, attempting to tackle challenges in the FOSS world. In order to
facilitate this, this year's edition of FOSS.IN will be centered around
"FOSS WorkOuts".

FOSS WorkOuts
=

FOSS WorkOuts are developer-led sessions with a focus on tackling real
challenges in a project. Each WorkOut will occur in a single hall for 3
hours, either in the morning session, or post-lunch session. Special
requests may be made for day-long WorkOuts.

WorkOuts are to be proposed via the FOSS.IN contact system. The proposer
is expected to drive the session as the WorkOut Lead. Accepted WorkOuts
will be published as per the schedule below, following which interested
delegates may request to be part of the WorkOut using the registration
system. The WorkOut Lead will then select the participants based on the
problems at hand and the skills required to solve them. At the end of
each day, the WorkOut Lead will present a summary, and possibly a demo,
of the challenges addressed during FOSS.IN.

A proposal for a WorkOut must contain the following information:

* Purpose of the session ? issue(s) being tackled
* Agenda to solve these issues. This includes:
  * What needs to be achieved before the event
  * What will be done at the event
  * Link to a planning page/mail thread
* Pre-requisites for participants, such as:
  * Code to be familiar with
  * Tools required
  * Special Hardware or Software Requirements

Remember that a well-defined agenda with very specific goals is far more
likely to be accepted than a vaguely defined or overly ambitious one.

Keynotes


There will be a keynote at the start of each day of FOSS.IN/2008, as
well as the end of the final day. Keynotes will be in-depth, technical
talks from well-established contributors in the FOSS world. The event
opening keynote will be by an Indian FOSS contributor and sets the tone
for the event. Only the closing keynote on the final day will be on a
non-technical, but relevant topic.

Talks
=

Other than keynotes, FOSS.IN/2008 will have three to five talks per day,
held in the Main Auditorium. Each talk will be between 45 - 75 minutes
in length. Talks are expected to be technical in nature, and targeted
towards an audience of contributors, with an emphasis on where
contribution is required in the project, and how it may be achieved.
Speakers may submit talks via the speaker registration system. After the
deadline for talk submission, the organizers will publish the list of
accepted talks. Speakers are requested to submit slides in PDF format.
The organizers will then review the submitted slides and suggest
feedback if required. If a speaker fails to provide slides, the
organizers will select another talk to replace it. Please see below for
the various deadlines.

Talk proposals must have the following information:
 * Abstract
 * Intended audience, and prerequisites
 * Speaker's biography, including a list of contributions

While submitting a talk, speakers should ask themselves what their
audience will take away from the talk, and how it will help them
contribute to the project. Contribution is the key focus of the event
and all submissions will be judged on their relevance to increasing
contribution.

Project of the Day
==

Every day at FOSS.IN/2008 will feature a Project of the Day. Talks
related to the Project of the Day will be held at the 250-seater SDA
Auditorium. The Project of the Day session will begin after the morning
keynote and feature a set of talks and hands-on/hacking sessions.
Talks for the Project of the Day must be submitted in the same manner as
other talks. This must be followed by a Letter of Intent from a
contributor to the project, which must be submitted via the contact
system and contain the following information:

 * Proposer's name
 * Proposer's role in the project
 * Agenda for the Project of the Day session
 * 

[ug-bosug] OpenSolaris Ignite

[S h i v]

A new opensolaris newsletter is now available. Details below.

-- Forwarded message --
From: Alta Elstad 
Date: Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 12:18 AM
Subject: [edu-discuss] OpenSolaris Ignite
To: edu-discuss at opensolaris.org


OpenSolaris Ignite is a new newsletter that you can sign up to receive
monthly via email. The first issue is here:
http://www.sun.com/emrkt/opensolaris/ignite/1008/index.html

"Welcome to the OpenSolaris Ignite archive page. Ignite is our monthly
newsletter by, for, and about the OpenSolaris community, featuring
news, how-to articles, tech tips and reviews."

The newsletter is produced by Sun marketing, but they do invite
readers to submit content ideas.

Also, don't forget about the Sun Student Connection blog:
http://blogs.sun.com/sunstudentconnection/

The Student Connection blog covers many topics. If you are interested
in only Solaris topics, just click the "solaris" tag at the top of the
page. The most recent entry there is a transcript of an OpenSolaris
chat in Second Life including Tim Cramer, Glynn Foster, David Comay
and Stephen Hahn.
--

[ug-bosug] foss.in / 2008

[S h i v]

This is a FYI post.

Some details as to how foss.in is going to be structured this year is
out and being discussed in this thread
 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foss-in/message/5219

FOSS Workouts (hackfests?) is likely to be one of the components and
is open for discussion at foss.in mailing list at the below link
 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foss-in/message/5283

Yet to figure out if/how bosug/OpenSolaris/BeleniX fits into this.
Feel free to take part in the discussions at the foss.in list.

I personally had found the format of yesteryears to be adaptive being
able to accomodate broadest profile of speakers as well as audience.
How the format for this year plays out is to be seen.

cheers
Shiv

[ug-bosug] Create a customized bootable / installable dvd

[S h i v]

On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 7:10 PM, Harshal  wrote:
> Looks like OpenSolaris doesn't support flash archives :(
> (http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=70951&tstart=0)
>
> Then how does come go about cloning a system like OpenSolaris when
> system is completely ZFS including root partition?
>

Wait for flash archive support to come in :)
There might be ways to export & import from the filesystem and then
use sys-unconfig approach, I am not sure. The mail alias sysadmin
discuss may yield you better answers.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Create a customized bootable / installable dvd

[S h i v]

On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 12:26 AM, Harshal  wrote:
> Hi,
> I have solaris x86 system with customized software and evn. I was
> thinking if I can make a bootable and installable ISO image out of it and us
> it to back up or replicate it on other server.
>

When you say Solaris, I presume it is Solaris 10. Check "flash
archive". This can be used via customized DVD or via network boot.
It can give you bootable install DVD but not test before install type
of Live CD/DVD.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Official Congratulations

[S h i v]

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Madhan Kumar Balasubramanian
 wrote:
> 8-)  I am not surprised considering how passionate and good BOSUG community
> is!
>

Awesome...congrats to all the four !

[ug-bosug] Can we download IPS packages as pkg files?

[S h i v]

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Angad Singh  wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> This is a question that has been bugging us since a long time now and
> needs an answer.
>
> Can we download *.pkg files from an IPS repository?
>

No. There is no concept of on the filesystem package in IPS.
A plan file as to what all is required to install an image gets
constructed dynamically and downloaded on to the system file by file.
Different from the way packages are thought about. Makes it difficult
for situations like the one you mentioned :(

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Come join me on Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala Sun OSUM on Sun Open Source University Meetup...

[S h i v]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 12:02 AM, Avinash Joshi
 wrote:
> Sun Open Source University Meetup
> Avinash Joshi
> Avinash Joshi has invited you to join Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala Sun
> OSUM on Sun Open Source University Meetup
>

Please use automailers with caution.
Mailing to mailing list via auto mailers is best avoided (except for
commit notifications on a dev list :) !)

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] BOSUG Meet: Topics of Interest

[S h i v]

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Harsh Bora  wrote:
> Yeh, This saturday is fine for BOSUG meet, +1 frm me also ! :)
>
> Btw, I have some topics of interest if someone wants to speak on ?
>
> 1) NIC Driver Development for OpenSolaris
> 2) PCI Subsystem related APIs
> 3) KMA and Memory Management for OpenSolaris
>
> Many more also, but hope u can guess relaetd topics ! :)
>

This interests me, but I will primarily be a consumer of information.
If anyone comes forward to facilitate a discussion on these topics
with inputs and Audience interested in it, then this can take off.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] TW as BOSUG meet venue?

[S h i v]

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Sanjeev  wrote:
> Manish,
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 02:52:44PM +0530, Manish Chakravarty wrote:
>> Hey ,
>>
>> How about holding the BOSUG meet at the plush, luxurious,
>> accommodating and friendly [1] ThoughtWorks Bangalore?
> That's not a bad idea !
>
> But, is that a subtle hint that Sun premises were unfriendly ? :-)
>

Not at all...!

Having it in other place helps get some more interest base :)
In that sense I am for it.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] BOSUG Meet this weekend ?

[S h i v]

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Ganesh Hiregoudar
 wrote:
> On 09/10/08 09:28, Anil Gulecha wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Moinak Ghosh  wrote:
>>> Hello People,
>>>
>>>   It has been some time since we had the last BOSUG Meet.
>>> So how about meeting up this weekend ? Can people suggest
>>> topics for discussion before I come with something.
>>>
>> *Belenix 0.7.2 /0.8
>> *SFD plans (also inviting FSUG/LUG members).. Sriram is talking about
>> this in the other thread
>
> I was talking to Sriram and other FSUG members, so if you guys are
> meeting on Saturday, then lets invite others as well.
> I would suggest this meeting should be exclusively for software freedom
> day. We need to plan in big way and execute the same.
> I need all your support in doing this.
>


+1 for Belenix related discussions.
We can have a SFD related discussions as well but am not sure if we
need the entire session for this. Discussing any events can better be
done via mails/IRC with limited audience instead of larger audience we
expect for UG sessions.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] SFW build failures

[S h i v]

Check the readme !

You need to source the appropriate env file via the bldenv utility
before using make.

To build a specific component, first use bldenv(1) to set up various
environment variables:

$ cd /export/sfwnv
$ bldenv ./sfw-opensolaris.sh   (this .sh file is to be customized
from the /usr/src/tools/env/
[status information from bldenv]

Next, create and partially populate the proto area:
$ cd $SRC
$ make setup

Finally, cd into the directory containing the component you wish to
build, and run make:
$ make -f Makefile.sfw install

-Shiv



On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Manish Chakravarty
 wrote:
>
> I am trying to build SFW (sfw-src-b98-...-,tar,bz2 ) on  my SX b94.
> I have the SUNWonbld package installed.
>
> I am running a "make" from /usr/src as root
> (there is the top-level Makefile in that dir )
>
> SFW build bombs with the error:
> usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/sfw/share/locale; /usr/bin/ln -s
> ../lib/locale /proto/usr/sfw/share/locale;  true root
> /proto/usr/sfw/share/locale; true sys /proto/usr/sfw/share/locale
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/sfw/doc; /usr/bin/ln -s share/doc
> /proto/usr/sfw/doc;  true root /proto/usr/sfw/doc; true bin
> /proto/usr/sfw/doc
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/sfw/info; /usr/bin/ln -s share/info
> /proto/usr/sfw/info;  true root /proto/usr/sfw/info; true bin
> /proto/usr/sfw/info
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/sfw/man; /usr/bin/ln -s share/man
> /proto/usr/sfw/man;  true root /proto/usr/sfw/man; true bin
> /proto/usr/sfw/man
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/sfw/src; /usr/bin/ln -s share/src
> /proto/usr/sfw/src;  true root /proto/usr/sfw/src; true bin
> /proto/usr/sfw/src
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/lib/64; /usr/bin/ln -s
> /proto/usr/lib/64;  true root /proto/usr/lib/64; true bin
> /proto/usr/lib/64
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/mysql/5.0/bin/64; /usr/bin/ln -s
> /proto/usr/mysql/5.0/bin/64;  true root /proto/usr/mysql/5.0/bin/64;
> true bin /proto/usr/mysql/5.0/bin/64
> ln: cannot create ./64: File exists
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/mysql/5.0/lib/64; /usr/bin/ln -s
> /proto/usr/mysql/5.0/lib/64;  true root /proto/usr/mysql/5.0/lib/64;
> true bin /proto/usr/mysql/5.0/lib/64
> ln: cannot create ./64: File exists
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/postgres/8.2/bin/64; /usr/bin/ln -s
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.2/bin/64;  true root
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.2/bin/64; true bin
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.2/bin/64
> ln: cannot create ./64: File exists
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/postgres/8.2/lib/64; /usr/bin/ln -s
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.2/lib/64;  true root
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.2/lib/64; true bin
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.2/lib/64
> ln: cannot create ./64: File exists
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/postgres/8.3/bin/64; /usr/bin/ln -s
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.3/bin/64;  true root
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.3/bin/64; true bin
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.3/bin/64
> ln: cannot create ./64: File exists
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/postgres/8.3/lib/64; /usr/bin/ln -s
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.3/lib/64;  true root
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.3/lib/64; true bin
> /proto/usr/postgres/8.3/lib/64
> ln: cannot create ./64: File exists
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/lib/tcl8.4/snack2.2.10/64; /usr/bin/ln -s
>  /proto/usr/lib/tcl8.4/snack2.2.10/64;  true root
> /proto/usr/lib/tcl8.4/snack2.2.10/64; true bin
> /proto/usr/lib/tcl8.4/snack2.2.10/64
> ln: cannot create ./64: File exists
> /usr/bin/rm -f -r /proto/usr/lib/tcl8.4/tls1.6/64; /usr/bin/ln -s
> /proto/usr/lib/tcl8.4/tls1.6/64;  true root
> /proto/usr/lib/tcl8.4/tls1.6/64; true bin
> /proto/usr/lib/tcl8.4/tls1.6/64
> ln: cannot create ./64: File exists
> cd common; pwd; make install
> /export/home/manish/SFW/usr/src/common
> make: Warning: Can't find `/Makefile.master': No such file or directory
> Current working directory /export/home/manish/SFW/usr/src/common
> make: Fatal error in reader: Makefile, line 28: Read of include file
> `/Makefile.master' failed
> Current working directory /export/home/manish/SFW/usr/src/common
> *** Error code 1
> make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `common_files'
>
>
>
> Can someone help please?
>
> --
> Manish Chakravarty
> http://manish-chaks.livejournal.com/
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[ug-bosug] What is Nevada?

[S h i v]

On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 11:02 AM, philip  wrote:
> Nivada is a Swiss watch company. There are six Nivada factory-operated stores 
> in Mexico City.
> Geneva and Bern, Grenchen is a place where clocks and timepieces of the 
> highest quality are produced. I like niva watch.
>

I also like swiss watches and highest quality precision clocks!
but that is way off-mark on the interpretation of the term "NEVADA" :)

The mail responses earlier, between them, cover the definition...

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] BeleniX 0.7.1 update release available

[S h i v]

The belenix.org website has undergone a sea of changes and provides
nice options to collaborate with each other and communicate
information.
Feel free to register on the belenix.org website, mark your locations
on the map, make use of the forums, use scoopzone, submit
opensolaris/belenix related stories... :)

-Shiv


On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 8:01 AM, S h i v  wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> The first update to the 0.7 release is now available. Give it a try
> and provide us the feedback.
>
> Download location : http://www.belenix.org/download
> (torrent is not yet available. will be available soon)
>
> Bugs/Feature Requests may be logged at
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=216118
>
> This update brings in the latest development OpenSolaris build 93,
> updates to KDE 3.5.9, firefox 3.0.1, ability to create zones among
> other changes, bugfixes. This release includes the latest Caiman
> installer due to which upgrades from this release will become possible
> going forward.
>
> Complete list of changes:
>
>* Based on ON Build 93 that has new drivers (like ATIgfx) among other 
> stuff.
>* Included the rum driver.
>* Nvidia driver updated to 173.14.05.
>* OSS updated to 4.0-1016.
>* Updated Fully Open X bits.
>* KDE updated to 3.5.9 and some upstream patches removed
>* Firefox 3.0.1
>* /sbin/sh is now ksh93.
>* Sham's RAM based Boot integrated. In Grub screen select more
> options to see that boot option.
>  Install from RAM is possible and is *fast*. See Sham's Blog for
> details (http://blogs.sun.com/sham/entry/belenix_0_7_can_boot).
>* Caiman Installer updated to current version. Grub boot entries
> for Windows partitions are now automatically added. Detecting Linux
> partitions is a work in progress.
>* Added PowerTOP.
>* Added XVM PV drivers to support booting inside domU.
>* Qt 3.x is now built in both 32Bit and 64Bit versions.
>* Gtk-Qt3 is fixed to build with proper Solaris build flags so the
> nagging warning about /proc/.../cmdline does not appear.
>* Updated man pages to new release.
>* OpenMotif updated to fix some brokenness.
>* Ability to create zones via ZFS snapshots. See
> http://www.belenix.org/content/How-do-I-create-Zones-BeleniX ?.
>* Added Single-User Console boot option when booting from harddisk.
>* Many bugfixes. Fixed Usbdump in livecd mode.
>* More packages available via get-pkgs utility including various
> multimedia stuff. New pkg.belenix.org repository now online. This is
> Not yet an IPS repository however.
>* OpenSolaris G11N packages now available in the repository.
>* Setting is applied during install to trim ZFS ARC to 50% of RAM
> if there is 1GB RAM or less.
>
> Pending Issues
>
>* Sendmail cribs while booting off harddisk.
>* BeleniX still does not boot on non-SSE CPUs (to be handled in 0.7.2)
>
>
> Website: www.belenix.org
> Discussion List : belenix-discuss at opensolaris.org
> IRC : #belenix @ freenode.net
>
> best regards
> Shiv
>

[ug-bosug] BeleniX 0.7.1 update release available

[S h i v]

Hello All,

The first update to the 0.7 release is now available. Give it a try
and provide us the feedback.

Download location : http://www.belenix.org/download
(torrent is not yet available. will be available soon)

Bugs/Feature Requests may be logged at
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=216118

This update brings in the latest development OpenSolaris build 93,
updates to KDE 3.5.9, firefox 3.0.1, ability to create zones among
other changes, bugfixes. This release includes the latest Caiman
installer due to which upgrades from this release will become possible
going forward.

Complete list of changes:

* Based on ON Build 93 that has new drivers (like ATIgfx) among other stuff.
* Included the rum driver.
* Nvidia driver updated to 173.14.05.
* OSS updated to 4.0-1016.
* Updated Fully Open X bits.
* KDE updated to 3.5.9 and some upstream patches removed
* Firefox 3.0.1
* /sbin/sh is now ksh93.
* Sham's RAM based Boot integrated. In Grub screen select more
options to see that boot option.
  Install from RAM is possible and is *fast*. See Sham's Blog for
details (http://blogs.sun.com/sham/entry/belenix_0_7_can_boot).
* Caiman Installer updated to current version. Grub boot entries
for Windows partitions are now automatically added. Detecting Linux
partitions is a work in progress.
* Added PowerTOP.
* Added XVM PV drivers to support booting inside domU.
* Qt 3.x is now built in both 32Bit and 64Bit versions.
* Gtk-Qt3 is fixed to build with proper Solaris build flags so the
nagging warning about /proc/.../cmdline does not appear.
* Updated man pages to new release.
* OpenMotif updated to fix some brokenness.
* Ability to create zones via ZFS snapshots. See
http://www.belenix.org/content/How-do-I-create-Zones-BeleniX ?.
* Added Single-User Console boot option when booting from harddisk.
* Many bugfixes. Fixed Usbdump in livecd mode.
* More packages available via get-pkgs utility including various
multimedia stuff. New pkg.belenix.org repository now online. This is
Not yet an IPS repository however.
* OpenSolaris G11N packages now available in the repository.
* Setting is applied during install to trim ZFS ARC to 50% of RAM
if there is 1GB RAM or less.

Pending Issues

* Sendmail cribs while booting off harddisk.
* BeleniX still does not boot on non-SSE CPUs (to be handled in 0.7.2)


Website: www.belenix.org
Discussion List : belenix-discuss at opensolaris.org
IRC : #belenix @ freenode.net

best regards
Shiv

[ug-bosug] libumem says no leaks even though process size increases

[S h i v]

BTW, the MMAP related issue that is listed isn't supposedly an error
since some of the calls may do an ioctl() to /etc/mnttab ending up in
creating a mapping within the user process on behalf of the kernel.
The bufctl's are clean.


On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 5:21 PM, S h i v  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a process core whose size is continuously increasing on
> loading/using the application. On removing the load, the size stops
> increasing but doesn't come down.
> libumem indicates no leaks. This behaviour is after moving the
> application from libCstd to stlport4.
> Anyone familiar with memory handling related differences and issues?
> mdb output is as below:
>
> $ ./mdb core.22117
>  Loading modules: [ libumem.so.1 libc.so.1 libuutil.so.1 ld.so.1 ]
>> ::findleaks
> mdb: [fffeeb40, fffeeb4fc000): couldn't read 16384 bytes
> at fffeeb40: no mapping for address
> mdb: [fffeeb50, fffeeb51a000): couldn't read 16384 bytes
> at fffeeb50: no mapping for address
> mdb: [fffeeb60, fffeeb61a000): couldn't read 16384 bytes
> at fffeeb60: no mapping for address
> mdb: [fffeeb70, fffeeb71a000): couldn't read 16384 bytes
> at fffeeb70: no mapping for address
> mdb: [fffeeb80, fffeeb81a000): couldn't read 16384 bytes
> at fffeeb80: no mapping for address
> BYTES LEAKED VMEM_SEG CALLER
> 8192 122 fffe8754 MMAP
> 16384  1 7e5ec000 MMAP
> 49152  1 74cb MMAP
> 49152  1 74b3 MMAP
> 16384  1 74a8 MMAP
> 24576  1 7492 MMAP
> 11796481 7480 MMAP
> 8192   1 7434 MMAP
> 8192   1 7424 MMAP
> 32768  1 738a MMAP
> 655360 1 7380 MMAP
> 16384  1 7249 MMAP
> 589824 1 7240 MMAP
> 32768  1 71d3 MMAP
> 12451841 71c0 MMAP
> 8192   1 7088 MMAP
> 24576  1 5e61 MMAP
> 16384001 5dc0 MMAP
> 40960  1 53d3 MMAP
> 12451841 53c0 MMAP
> 57344  1 0c53 MMAP
> 16384  1 0c1a MMAP
> 49152  1 0bf1 MMAP
> 26869761 0bc0 MMAP
> 49152  1 fffefdf1 MMAP
> 49152  1 fffefde1 MMAP
> 49152  1 fffefdd1 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffef24c MMAP
> 786432 1 fffef240 MMAP
> 16384  1 fffeebb9 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffea0c6 MMAP
> 393216 1 fffea0c0 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe994e2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe992e2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe990e2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe98ee2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe98ce2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe98ae2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe988e2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe986e2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe984e2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe982e2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe980e2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe97ee2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe97ce2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe97ae2000 MMAP
> 40960  1 fffe978e2000 MMAP
> 32768  1 fffe975e2000 MMAP
> 16384  1 fffe972e6000 MMAP
> 32768  1 fffe95ae4000 MMAP
> 24576  1 fffe958e4000 MMAP
> 16384  1 fffe956e6000 MMAP
> 24576  1 fffe954e6000 MMAP
> 16384  1 fffe952e6000 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe9504 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe94d4 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe94a4 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe9474 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe9444 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe9414 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe93e4 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe93b4 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe9384 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe9354 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe9324 MMAP
> 8192   1 fffe92f4 MMAP
> 8192   1 ff

[ug-bosug] libumem says no leaks even though process size increases

[S h i v]

Hi,

I have a process core whose size is continuously increasing on
loading/using the application. On removing the load, the size stops
increasing but doesn't come down.
libumem indicates no leaks. This behaviour is after moving the
application from libCstd to stlport4.
Anyone familiar with memory handling related differences and issues?
mdb output is as below:

$ ./mdb core.22117
 Loading modules: [ libumem.so.1 libc.so.1 libuutil.so.1 ld.so.1 ]
> ::findleaks
mdb: [fffeeb40, fffeeb4fc000): couldn't read 16384 bytes
at fffeeb40: no mapping for address
mdb: [fffeeb50, fffeeb51a000): couldn't read 16384 bytes
at fffeeb50: no mapping for address
mdb: [fffeeb60, fffeeb61a000): couldn't read 16384 bytes
at fffeeb60: no mapping for address
mdb: [fffeeb70, fffeeb71a000): couldn't read 16384 bytes
at fffeeb70: no mapping for address
mdb: [fffeeb80, fffeeb81a000): couldn't read 16384 bytes
at fffeeb80: no mapping for address
BYTES LEAKED VMEM_SEG CALLER
8192 122 fffe8754 MMAP
16384  1 7e5ec000 MMAP
49152  1 74cb MMAP
49152  1 74b3 MMAP
16384  1 74a8 MMAP
24576  1 7492 MMAP
11796481 7480 MMAP
8192   1 7434 MMAP
8192   1 7424 MMAP
32768  1 738a MMAP
655360 1 7380 MMAP
16384  1 7249 MMAP
589824 1 7240 MMAP
32768  1 71d3 MMAP
12451841 71c0 MMAP
8192   1 7088 MMAP
24576  1 5e61 MMAP
16384001 5dc0 MMAP
40960  1 53d3 MMAP
12451841 53c0 MMAP
57344  1 0c53 MMAP
16384  1 0c1a MMAP
49152  1 0bf1 MMAP
26869761 0bc0 MMAP
49152  1 fffefdf1 MMAP
49152  1 fffefde1 MMAP
49152  1 fffefdd1 MMAP
40960  1 fffef24c MMAP
786432 1 fffef240 MMAP
16384  1 fffeebb9 MMAP
40960  1 fffea0c6 MMAP
393216 1 fffea0c0 MMAP
40960  1 fffe994e2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe992e2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe990e2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe98ee2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe98ce2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe98ae2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe988e2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe986e2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe984e2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe982e2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe980e2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe97ee2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe97ce2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe97ae2000 MMAP
40960  1 fffe978e2000 MMAP
32768  1 fffe975e2000 MMAP
16384  1 fffe972e6000 MMAP
32768  1 fffe95ae4000 MMAP
24576  1 fffe958e4000 MMAP
16384  1 fffe956e6000 MMAP
24576  1 fffe954e6000 MMAP
16384  1 fffe952e6000 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9504 MMAP
8192   1 fffe94d4 MMAP
8192   1 fffe94a4 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9474 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9444 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9414 MMAP
8192   1 fffe93e4 MMAP
8192   1 fffe93b4 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9384 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9354 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9324 MMAP
8192   1 fffe92f4 MMAP
8192   1 fffe92c4 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9294 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9264 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9234 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9204 MMAP
8192   1 fffe91d4 MMAP
8192   1 fffe91a4 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9174 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9144 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9114 MMAP
8192   1 fffe90e4 MMAP
8192   1 fffe90b4 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9084 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9054 MMAP
8192   1 fffe9024 MMAP
8192   1 fffe8ff4 MMAP
8192   1 fffe8fc4 MMAP
8192   

[ug-bosug] Campus Ambassador induction training program

[S h i v]

Hi Ganesh,


On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Ganesh Hiregoudar
 wrote:
> Team,
>
> We've planned to organize campus ambassador induction training program
> on July 27th to 29th July 2008. I request any of you guys come and talk
> about community involvement in Sun open source technologies. Probably on
> Monday evening. I'll let you know the details about the venue and
> timings. Appreciate your time and support.
>

I would be glad to take part. Depending on the date/time I will be
able to handle a session.
27-July is suitable for me since it is a sunday.

regards
Shiv

[ug-bosug] patch related query (solaris 10u5)

[S h i v]

Can anyone who has access to the Solaris 10 u5 (sparc) media confirm
if it has the patch 127127-11
Also if possible please send across the patch order offline. I need
this piece of information but do not have the media with me right now.

thanks & regards
Shiv

[ug-bosug] wine 1.0 released

[S h i v]

Wine 1.0 was released yesterday. This is the first stable release of
Wine after 15 years of development and beta testing !
See: http://www.winehq.org

On a side note, currently BeleniX svn repository has 1.0 RC2 (thanks
to Albert Lee's contribution to sfe repo).

regards
Shiv

[ug-bosug] Fwd: [ilugd] Belenix coming in July Issue of LFY

[S h i v]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Angad Singh  wrote:
> I am (literally) at war over at the India Linux Users Group Delhi List
> regarding solaris being a completely free and open source operating system,
> and would highly appreciate it if someone could provide me with some solid
> points to address these questions regarding OpenSolaris and Belenix.
>

A simple suggestion - don't fight. If there are factual inaccuracies,
do correct them by responding.

To bootstrap an OpenSolaris based distro, one needs some closed
binaries. It is a 7mb download. It was a much bigger download earlier,
but over a period of time this has reduced and the goal is to remove
them altogether. These are free as in beer as of now.
If there are people interested in making this happen they may join the
emancipation project. It is currently being worked on by John
Sonnenschein.
OR
They may also work with the BeleniX team, the list of closed binaries
are clearly identified and specified as a project idea in the BeleniX
page (see: http://www.genunix.org/distributions/belenix_site/?q=projects
- Replace closed source commands)

Bulk of the kernel is available under CDDL. Many other open source
softwares are under their individual licenses.

The tooling to build belenix from scratch and specs to build all the
softwares that it provides is available at sourceforge (see:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/belenix)

The belenix FAQ hasn't had a end-to-end review for some time now and
needs an update. People have only done a minor edits on & off.
The man pages were open sourced in 4 installments and are available
since Sep-2007 (check manpage consolidation at OS.o).
But BeleniX still doesn't include it to make space for bundling lot
more softwares. It was planned to be included in 0.7 but was dropped
in favour of additional softwares.

If anyone cares about making the last remaining bits free as in
speech, we would be glad to have them part of our team.
BeleniX team size can be currently counted on the fingers of one hand.
We need people who can be part of our team and help continue to make a
smashing opensolaris based distro.

-Shiv



> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Sandip Bhattacharya 
> Date: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 3:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [ilugd] Belenix coming in July Issue of LFY
> To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list 
>
>
> +++ Angad Singh [18/06/08 12:17 +0530]:
>>Belenix is a LiveCD distribution of OpenSolaris created by the indian
>>opensolaris community - bangalore opensolaris user group (BOSUG).
>
> Angad,
>
> What is the current licensing state of Opensolaris? Is it entirely open
> sourced?
>
> This is from Wikipedia(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSolaris):
>
>The opening of the Solaris source code has been an incremental
> process.
>The first part of the Solaris codebase to be open sourced was the
>Solaris Dynamic Tracing facility (commonly known as DTrace), a
> tracing
>tool for administrators and developers that aids in tuning a system
> for
>optimum performance and utilisation. DTrace was released on January
> 25,
>2005. At that time, Sun also released the first phase of the
>opensolaris.org web site, announced that the OpenSolaris code base
> would
>be released under the CDDL (Common Development and Distribution
>License), and announced the intent to form a Community Advisory Board
>(CAB). The opening day launch, in which the bulk of the Solaris
> system
>code was released, was June 14, 2005. There remains some system code
>that is not open sourced, and is available only as binary files. The
>OpenSolaris source code represents the code in the most recent
>development build of Solaris.
>
> Is part of the distribution still just binary? Any roadmap when it is
> going to be completely open sourced?
>
> Also am curious about this part from your FAQ:
> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/about/faq/general_faq/#whatis
>
> Below are key OpenSolaris-related technologies:
>
>   OpenSolaris Source Code: This is the source base for open
>   development. It consists of several components called
> consolidations.
>   See the downloads page for the technologies released and the
> roadmap for
>   future releases. At present, the OpenSolaris source base is not
> enough
>   to bootstrap an entire system, so developers start by downloading
> an
>   OpenSolaris distribution and installing the OpenSolaris bits on
> top.
>
> It seems that even man pages of OpenSolaris are not available for
> redistribution yet.
>
> http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/Belenix_FAQ#Where_are_the_Man_Pages_.3F
>
> Given these constraints how does OpenSolaris/Belenix qualify to be
> called a "Free" unix distribution? Please note that I am not in any way
> belittling the contribution of the Belenix team. I admire their
> contribution to develop community based software. My questions are
> directed only

[ug-bosug] [OT] Firefox Download Day Tonight at 10:30 PM IST!

[S h i v]

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Angad Singh  wrote:
> Lets set the world record for Firefox downloads
> --http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/
>

It would be interesting to see if mozilla foundation's servers goes
down due to the load OR a world record is set (OR both).

Shiv

[ug-bosug] BOSUG meeting tommorow - Network Virtualization

[S h i v]

This is a soft reminder for tomorrow's meeting.
Sunay that architect of crossbow and many other networking
technologies in Solaris/OpenSolaris will be with us to talk some of
the interesting initiatives in the networking space.

This provides for a unique opportunity for people to get to know the
happenings and also opens up interesting and excellent opportunities
to collaborate early on in the initiative.

The number of people will be limited by the space contraints of the
venue and is on a first come first served basis. It is open to all.
Confirmation is necessary.

* Confirmation are to be sent today *

thanks and best regards
Shiv


-- Forwarded message --
From: S h i v 
Date: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 6:16 AM
Subject: BOSUG meeting on 14-June (Sat) - Network Virtualization
To: Bangalore OpenSolaris User Group 
Cc: Sunay Tripathi 


Hello All,

Sunay, distinguished engineer at SUN and architect of many of the
networking technologies in Solaris, is in Bangalore during this week.
I would like to make use of this opportunity to
organize a BOSUG meet and get him to discuss about his work and ideas
related to opensolaris.

Sunay will discuss about some of the work going on in the opensolaris
networking space and more importantly about the Network OS, an idea of
his that a couple of SUN engineers from Bangalore who are also some of
our active BOSUG members have been working at since a few weeks to
make this into a larger initiative.

This opens up interesting and excellent opportunities to collaborate
early on in the initiative.

Related links:
http://research.sun.com/minds/2007-0710
http://blogs.sun.com/sunay/resource/sunay_bio.html
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/crossbow

Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue  :  Himalaya Conference Room.
 Sun Microsystems, Divyashree Chambers
 Off Langford Road, (Near Richmond Circle)
 Bangalore - 25
(Route map is attached)

Those interested in attending are requested confirm by responding to
me (NOT the list) by email. Provide your name in "FirstName LastName".
(Please do not modify the subject or do not write a new mail. Reply to
this mail)

On the day, at the venue, go to the 4th floor, get the visitor badge
and come down to the Himalaya Conference Room at the ground floor.

best regards
Shiv
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[ug-bosug] What is Nevada?

[S h i v]

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 10:35 PM, Ashwin Bhat  wrote:
> Can anybody in this list repair the link for Solaris Nevada Presentation int
> he following Page
>

Please post this to website-discuss alias. Web admins watch that list.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] What is Nevada?

[S h i v]

On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 1:22 AM, Manish Chakravarty
 wrote:
>
> [...snip..]
>>
>>   No. Nevada indicates the source code that was released after
>>   Solaris 10 happened. The Solaris 10 source base is separate
>>   and is not opensource.
>
> I thought Solaris 10 code base was opensourced and formed the starting point
> of Nevada
>
> as in Nevada build 1 ~=  Solaris 10 u3
>

http://opensolaris.org/os/about/faq/general_faq
Mentioned under
"What is OpenSolaris?" -> "Solaris Express Community Edition"

Any attempts to reverse map to Solaris 10 would be incorrect. Even if
the opensolaris source code was carved out of Solaris 10 source tree
for the simple reason that it is not from one specific time. The open
sourcing effort spanned ~2 years, and is still ongoing for some parts!

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] UNIONFS status

[S h i v]

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 3:32 PM, onkar mahajan  wrote:

>
> I need some help  for testing and some issues. By that time I
> am trying to complete the vfs related operation (only by looking at the
> opensolaris code web interface on opensolaris.org ) . It would be great to
> share code with you all .
>

Sure, let us know once you are ready to share :)

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] BOSUG meeting on 14-June (Sat) - Network Virtualization

[S h i v]

Hello All,

Sunay, distinguished engineer at SUN and architect of many of the
networking technologies in Solaris, is in Bangalore during this week.
I would like to make use of this opportunity to
organize a BOSUG meet and get him to discuss about his work and ideas
related to opensolaris.

Sunay will discuss about some of the work going on in the opensolaris
networking space and more importantly about the Network OS, an idea of
his that a couple of SUN engineers from Bangalore who are also some of
our active BOSUG members have been working at since a few weeks to
make this into a larger initiative.

This opens up interesting and excellent opportunities to collaborate
early on in the initiative.

Related links:
http://research.sun.com/minds/2007-0710
http://blogs.sun.com/sunay/resource/sunay_bio.html
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/crossbow

Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue  :  Himalaya Conference Room.
  Sun Microsystems, Divyashree Chambers
  Off Langford Road, (Near Richmond Circle)
  Bangalore - 25
(Route map is attached)

Those interested in attending are requested confirm by responding to
me (NOT the list) by email. Provide your name in "FirstName LastName".
(Please do not modify the subject or do not write a new mail. Reply to
this mail)

On the day, at the venue, go to the 4th floor, get the visitor badge
and come down to the Himalaya Conference Room at the ground floor.

best regards
Shiv
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[ug-bosug] Apple fixes DTrace

[S h i v]

FYI.


-- Forwarded message --
From: Adam Leventhal 
Date: Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 4:08 AM
Subject: [dtrace-discuss] Apple fixes DTrace
To: DTrace Discuss 


I'm pleased to pass along news that the Mac OS X DTrace port has been
updated
in 10.5.3 to fix the issue that caused timer based probes not to fire
in the
presence of certain untraceable applications.

  http://blogs.sun.com/ahl/entry/apple_updates_dtrace

A big thank you to the folks at Apple for addressing the problem.

Adam

--
Adam Leventhal, Fishworkshttp://blogs.sun.com/ahl

___
dtrace-discuss mailing list
dtrace-discuss at opensolaris.org

[ug-bosug] BOSUG meet on 7-June (Sat) morning

[S h i v]

A gentle reminder for tomorrow's meeting.


On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 3:00 PM, S h i v  wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Deirdre Straughan the well known video blogger is in Bangalore and was
> interested in joining the UG meeting. This is a call for a meeting on
> 7-June(Saturday).
> Please note the time of the meeting. Unlike the regular meets it is in
> the morning since Deirdre will be flying back on the same day evening.
>
> The topic for the meet is *Experiences of an open source video
> blogger*, a session that is a little off-beat from the regular ones
> that we have had and should be of interest to many of us.
>
> Deirdr? Straughan has an interesting background in content
> creation/management, online communication, video blogging, etc.
> Recently she joined SUN and puts her experiences to use in support of
> some of the opensolaris related initiatives.
>
> She will share her experiences with us as to what got her interested
> in this space, what keeps her ticking, her toolsets, what are the
> personal attributes for a person to stay interested in this space,
> responses by people at large regarding her work, any other interesting
> details specific to opensolaris & other open source communities.
> --
> Meeting time :  10:30am to 12:30pm
> Venue  :Himalaya Conference Room.
>   Sun Microsystems, Divyashree Chambers
>   Off Langford Road, (Near Richmond Circle)
>   Bangalore - 25
> (Route map is attached)
>
> Those interested in attending are requested confirm by responding to
> me (NOT the list) by email. Provide your name in "FirstName LastName"
> form since the security system accepts the entries in that form.
> (please do not modify the subject or do not write a new mail. Reply to
> this mail)
>
> At the venue, go to the 4th floor, get the visitor badge and come down
> the Himalaya Conference Room at the ground floor.
>
> best regards
> Shiv
>
> ps: We typically have 2 topics every session. If anybody else have any
> additional topics to suggest for a small session, it can be
> accommodated.
>

[ug-bosug] BOSUG meet on 7-June (Sat) morning

[S h i v]

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 3:00 PM, S h i v  wrote:
> (Route map is attached)
>

The routemap attachement had problems in my first mail. So here it is.

-Shiv
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[ug-bosug] BOSUG meet on 7-June (Sat) morning

[S h i v]

Hello All,

Deirdre Straughan the well known video blogger is in Bangalore and was
interested in joining the UG meeting. This is a call for a meeting on
7-June(Saturday).
Please note the time of the meeting. Unlike the regular meets it is in
the morning since Deirdre will be flying back on the same day evening.

The topic for the meet is *Experiences of an open source video
blogger*, a session that is a little off-beat from the regular ones
that we have had and should be of interest to many of us.

Deirdr? Straughan has an interesting background in content
creation/management, online communication, video blogging, etc.
Recently she joined SUN and puts her experiences to use in support of
some of the opensolaris related initiatives.

She will share her experiences with us as to what got her interested
in this space, what keeps her ticking, her toolsets, what are the
personal attributes for a person to stay interested in this space,
responses by people at large regarding her work, any other interesting
details specific to opensolaris & other open source communities.
--
Meeting time :  10:30am to 12:30pm
Venue  :Himalaya Conference Room.
   Sun Microsystems, Divyashree Chambers
   Off Langford Road, (Near Richmond Circle)
   Bangalore - 25
(Route map is attached)

Those interested in attending are requested confirm by responding to
me (NOT the list) by email. Provide your name in "FirstName LastName"
form since the security system accepts the entries in that form.
(please do not modify the subject or do not write a new mail. Reply to
this mail)

At the venue, go to the 4th floor, get the visitor badge and come down
the Himalaya Conference Room at the ground floor.

best regards
Shiv

ps: We typically have 2 topics every session. If anybody else have any
additional topics to suggest for a small session, it can be
accommodated.

[ug-bosug] BOSUG meet this saturday?

[S h i v]

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Amit k. Saha  wrote:
>

Yes. Will send out a note shortly.

[ug-bosug] Fwd: Announcing Hackathon event this Saturday (05/31/08)

[S h i v]

FYI.

If you like the combination of opensolaris kernel and a ubuntu
userland and are a open source developer, this might be of interest to
you.
NexentaOS is a registered project on launchpad.net (ubuntu's
collaboration platform).
NCP 1.0 is based on Ubuntu Dapper sources. NCP will move to 2.0 and be
based on Ubuntu Hardy. There is a hackathon planned around this
effort.

-Shiv


-- Forwarded message --
From: Erast Benson 
Date: Fri, May 30, 2008 at 7:07 AM
Subject: Announcing Hackathon event this Saturday (05/31/08)
To: gnusol-devel 
Cc: gnusol-users 


Dear NexentaOS Developers and Users!

Starting this Saturday, we are inviting all Debian/Nexenta and
OpenSolaris developers and users to participate in our first Hackathon
event.

Hackathon starts on this Saturday 05/31/2008 and continues during first
week of June. Development coordinated at #nexenta on freenode IRC.

We are migrating from Ubuntu Dapper to Ubuntu Hardy user land and will
be hacking on very initial version of NCP 2.0.

You don't need to install Nexenta, (ZFS-powered) build environment and
SSH access to the dedicated Zone will be automatically (see devzone
package) provided to interested developers by request on #nexenta
freenode IRC.

The work coordinated at #nexenta freenode IRC and this static web page:

http://www.nexenta.org/Hackathon

ZFS-powered Nexenta Zones managed on specially prepared NexentaOS build
servers connected to the public Internet. Servers and Internet
collocation kindly provided by Stanford University, CA.

Join now and make a difference! It is going to be fun!

---
The Nexenta Team

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[ug-bosug] Unable to download Sun Studio

[S h i v]

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Manish Chakravarty
 wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I want to download SS12 and I have a valid SDN account.
> After I enter my credentials at the SDN login page, I get stuck at the
> following page indefinitely:
>

I downloaded it recently without issues. Try once again, if problem
persists, try the tools-compilers list.

[ug-bosug] Boot problems with OpenSolaris 2008.05

[S h i v]

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Amit k. Saha  wrote:
> BTW, In case it helps, I was talking about the RC2 release.
>

Try Indiana-discuss, there are lot more Indiana specific *eye-balls* looking.
Try 1.0, some issues might have been fixed !

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Projects being worked upon

[S h i v]

On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Manish Chakravarty
 wrote:
> Does a KDE4/Belenix effort qualify?
>

Queries are to be directed to the list
http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/awards-program

No one at ug-bosug will be able to offer clarifications.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Projects being worked upon

[S h i v]

The two demos at yesterday's bosug session were awesome.

There have been different project ideas that people have been working upon.
I would like to draw the attention of those doing all the hard work to
the community innovation awards program
(http://opensolaris.org/os/project/awards).
Mid-June is the deadline. Queries are to be directed to the list
http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/awards-program

For those who are looking for ideas, some are listed at
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/awards/awards_land/awards_ideas

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Boot problems with OpenSolaris 2008.05

[S h i v]

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Amit k. Saha  wrote:
>
> Any ideas as to what is going wrong?
>

Is this on bare metal or VM?
Does BeleniX boot on the same machine?

[ug-bosug] unionfs on belenix

[S h i v]

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 9:34 PM, onkar mahajan  wrote:
> I am analysing it and some code changes are also done . I am porting it from
> FreeBSD . I will hopefully complete it by mid June . Then , I will be able
> to take up a session on it.
>

Cool. Let know once ready to discuss it.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] ZFS features !!

[S h i v]

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 9:31 PM, onkar mahajan  wrote:
> Out of my very busy schedule I am hoping to find time to do documentation
> for ZFS for FreeBSD  7/ 8 , so I wanted to have a list of features in  ZFS
> impleted on Solaris . This will be a reference and enable me to jot down
> what features are yet to be implemented on FreeBSD.  That will greatly help
> me  write documentation and know ZFS weeell !!
>

Good place to start would be http://opensolaris.org/os/community/zfs
Check the right side box under documentation.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] BOSUG meet this weekend ?

[S h i v]

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 2:04 PM, Anand Bheemarajaiah
 wrote:
>
>  We would like to demo the project in coming bosug meet and have some queries 
> which we would like to get cleared ( regarding libusb etc ).
>
>  Do you think it will be fine ?
>

Sure, this should be an interesting topic to have on the agenda.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] BOSUG meet this weekend ?

[S h i v]

A note for those who want to attend the session:

While sending a confirmation mail to be *** please keep the subject
field intact *** .

Do not attempt to make it more helpful by modifying the subject line,
since it turns out to be the other way :)

Thanks for understanding.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Need Guidance

[S h i v]

Hi Ajay,

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 11:44 PM, Ajay  wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I'm Ajay Kumar, CA IIITM-Kerala. I've configured Broadcom NIC, wlan and
>  SoundMAX sound card device drivers for solaris. Now I want to contribute
>  to opensolaris so that they become part of default installation. Please
>  guide me how to proceed ?
>

Broadcom NIC support is not in opensolaris by default in any distro
because of legal reasons and not due to technical reasons. You may not
be able to contribute this to get bundled into the distro.
But what you can definitely do is to write a small script/tool that
will automate the various manual steps in a painless manner for the
end user.
You can go a step further a provide a small nice frontend that people
with preference to GUI will like.

Broadcom drivers are common enough that if you can get this done for a
small set of popular ones, this will be valuable to the users.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] BOSUG meet this weekend ?

[S h i v]

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Anil Gulecha  wrote:
> +1
>
>  On 5/14/08, Sriram Narayanan  wrote:
>  > There are things to talk about ! :)
>  >

A bit of a short notice, I was thinking of 31-Apr. But sure we can
have one this weekend if there is a quorum*.
( quorum = atleast 2 ppl so that there can be a conversation :).

Possible agenda
1. RAM disk boot for BeleniX by Sham Pavaman
2.  Sriram

Any other topics for the agenda are welcome.

Proposed date :   17-May
Time   :   6pm - 8pm
Venue :   Himalaya Conference Room.
 Sun Microsystems, Divyashree Chambers
 Off Langford Road, (Near Richmond Circle)
 Bangalore - 25
(Route map is attached, venue is at the centre of the image)

-Shiv
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[ug-bosug] Sharing files between Vista and opensolaris in Vbox

[S h i v]

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Anil Gulecha  wrote:
> On 5/13/08, Jayakara Kini  wrote:
>  > Opensolaris has CIFS client (and server as well).
>  >  AFAIK, a folder can be shared in Windows host os and mounted in
>  >  Solaris guest os.
>  >
>  I tried to set this up. I put up 2 network interfaces, one NAT and the
>  other to "Internal Network". I shared C:\share
>
>  On the guest the first was assigned 10.0.2.15 and the other wasn't
>  (just set to 0.0.0.0). I couldnt see antything at smb:// in the file
>  manager.
>

I was using an ftp server/client between guest/host before CIFS.
Subsequently have been CIFS regularly with SX and also with BeleniX
0.7 with the guest as server and host as client. Haven't tried the
other way.
For details check
http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/Getting_Started_With_the_Solaris_CIFS_Service
"How to Join an AD Domain" is required if your guest is the CIFS client.

Start CIFS service
  $ svcadm enable -r smb/server
Add the below entry to the end of the file /etc/pam.conf
  other password required pam_smb_passwd.so.1 nowarn
Set the password for the solaris user (even if it was set earlier) so
that the passwords are CIFS compatible
  $ passwd 
Set the sharesmb bit on for the file system. Ex: if ztank/myfs is your fs,
  $ zfs set sharesmb=on ztank/myfs
Set the sharename
  $ zfs set sharesmb=name=myfs ztank/myfs
You can create zfs filesystem for sharing
  $ zfs create -o casesensitivity=mixed -o sharesmb=on 
Now use sharemgr to manage the shares. Below command displays the shares
  $ sharemgr show -vp

Now you are ready to map to these shares via windows explorer.

Having said this, on Indiana, the smb/server service wasn't recognized
for starting/enabling.
I didn't bother to check further. Let know if it works.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] student contest on opensolaris

[S h i v]

Should be of interesting to the student community members...


-- Forwarded message --
From: Chhandomay Mandal 
Date: Tue, May 13, 2008 at 1:25 AM
Subject: [advocacy-discuss] student contest on opensolaris
To: advocacy-discuss at opensolaris.org



 Hello All,

 We've arranged a reviews contest to promote use of OpenSolaris (and
NetBeans) among the student community worldwide. All they have to do
is...

 1. Download OpenSolaris 2008.5 OS (and/or NetBeans IDE 6.1).
 2. Test the product and post a review!
 3. Submit the URL of the review.
 4. Do it before June 6, 2008.

 And they can win upto $250 in Visa Debit cards!

 The details are in this blog post as well as in the main student reviews page.

 We already have couple of good entries from students in US, China,
Sweden and India, but it will be great to see more students joining
the competition.

 LMK if there are ways we can promote this contest via OpenSolaris
channels as well.

 Thanks
 Chhandomay
-- 

 Chhandomay Mandal
  Global Communications Manager

 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 1617 Southwood Drive, Mailstop: UNSH01-101
 Nashua, NH 03063.
 Phone/Fax: (603) 589-0576
 Sun Internal: x29684
 Email: chhandomay.mandal at sun.com
 Blog: Reviews Interactive

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[ug-bosug] OpenSolaris innovation awards program

[S h i v]

Hello All,

Have a look at http://opensolaris.org/os/project/awards

Lot of good amount of money to be won as awards. Also a good way to
get recognized.

There have been some good ideas being bounced on belenix and the user
group lists (bluetooth stack, port of unionfs, ruby bindings for
crossbow administration interfaces,)

Go ahead and submit your ideas/work-in-progress as proposals.

Little time left

* Deadline to submit research grant proposals: May 15, 2008
* Research project due December 16, 2008
Above dates I believe are for the student research work.
For community project work submission
* The deadline to submit for the contest: June 14, 2008

Further details are available at
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/awards/awards_land

Any further queries maybe addressed to awards-program at opensolaris.org

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] OpenSolaris to be available on through Amazon's cloud

[S h i v]

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Sriram Narayanan  wrote:
>
>  And one of the products available on the AMI would be Mingle from
>  Thoughtworks (http://studios.thoughtworks.com/mingle-project-intelligence)
>

I see that mingle is free(zero-priced) for open source development
communities. Would like to talk to you as to how mingle compares with
other collaboration solutions out there - with the many of open source
solutions as well as closed ones like confluence.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] blog entry on "ram based boot for belenix"

[S h i v]

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 8:31 AM, sham pavman  wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have posted a blog entry of my works.
> Here is the link: www.blogs.sun.com/sham/
> I also have some nice snapshots put up ,have a look at it :-)
>
> Awaiting your comments :)
>

Have commented :)
Cool work. Looking forward to some more measurements & data that makes
it more interesting.
Covering as many different user scenarios as possible would be
interesting to look at while noting measurements.
Installation would be only one of the scenarios. Others might be boot
up time, response times of the apps, any changes to min RAM
requirements, etc.
We can look at making it a boot up option for BeleniX. Lets discuss at
the next UG meeting.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] BOSUG on Orkut Now !

[S h i v]

Hi Harsh,

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 4:14 AM, Harsh Bora  wrote:
> Hello All,
> We are on Orkut Now !!!
> http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=51829038
> Lets share ideas there too ...
>

The enthusiasm is highly appreciated.

The problem with orkut is that it has a very low SNR (Signal-to-noise ratio).
Hence I wouldn't recommend it as the place to be or as a mechanism to
communicate.

Mailing list, IRC are our channels. Facebook can be another way to go.
Feel free to steer the orkut space if you feel it can work though.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Belenix 0.7 can boot from RAM

[S h i v]

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:55 AM, sham pavman  wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Its done now.
> Belenix 0.7 can now boot from RAM
>

Sounds good !
You should talk about it in the next UG meeting.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Clarifications on how a community works

[S h i v]

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Ashok Prabhu  wrote:
> I have a few clarifications on how a community works. For example, Indiana 
> which is controlled by Sun allows contributions merged into the distro based 
> on the consent of Sun. However when it comes to a community controlled 
> project like Fedora who is the deciding authority of what is acceptable, 
> unacceptable and what may go into the distro?
>

Fedora has something called "Fedora Project Board" with 5 members from
Redhat and 4 from the community. In addition the board has a Redhat
appointed chairperson with veto powers over any board decision.

If you search for "board" on the fedora wiki you should be able to get
it. Boards are typically to do with governance issues. They are
typically not the once to take the technical decisions. Fedora has
concept of projects - not sure how things work within that scope.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] BOSUG meeting this saturday - a special one this time (26-April)

[S h i v]

On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 8:26 PM, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
 wrote:
> Hello,
>
>  Can you send me a copy of X 0.7 in a DVD please?
>

Unlike the Starter Kits that SUN provides the operational support for
distribution for growing the community, we (the BeleniX team) do not
have the bandwidth to support mail order requests.
Current mode of distribution is via iso download from our website and
via torrent. In both cases we have tested it to have good download
speed. It is a 1 CD download.
Please try these options.

In case someone volunteers to send you the media, well & good :)

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] BOSUG meeting this saturday - a special one this time (26-April)

[S h i v]

On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:16 AM, S h i v  wrote:
> Bangalore OpenSolaris User Group (BOSUG) Meeting
>  =
>  This meeting is a little special since BeleniX 0.7 has been released
>  very recently and we have a reason to celebrate.
>  ...
>

The snaps from yesterday's meet
http://opensoars.blogspot.com/2008/04/first-bosug-meet-after-belenix-07.html

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Installing Belenix 0.7 using VirtualBox on Ubuntu 7.04

[S h i v]

On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 11:57 PM, Amit Kumar Saha  
wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>  This is a slightly Belenix specific query.
>

>
>  * the title could be modified to: "Installing Belenix 0.7 with
>  VirtualBox on Ubuntu 7.04"
>

Will be done.

BeleniX related discussions are best suited for belenix-discuss. While
it may not be off-topic for a user group list to have this, there are
many belenix users who do not belong to the UG list.

I encourage everyone to use belenix-discuss for BeleniX related
discussions. If one is not subscribed to it, please do so.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] OpenSolaris events on google calendar

[S h i v]

For those who aren't yet aware, one can easily track the UG meeting by
by including the following public calendard in their "My Calendar" option
in gmail account.

* OpenSolaris UserGroup Events (every BOSUG meet will be announced here)

There are other 2 google calendards that might be of interest.
* OpenSolaris Events
* Potential OpenSolaris Events

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] BOSUG meeting this saturday - a special one this time (26-April)

[S h i v]

Bangalore OpenSolaris User Group (BOSUG) Meeting
=
This meeting is a little special since BeleniX 0.7 has been released
very recently and we have a reason to celebrate.
It goes without saying that this will be a key item of discussion.

* The meet is open to all. Feel free to get interested friends and
  colleagues as well.
* Free BeleniX 0.7 CDs for all those who attend.
* Installation support in case there are people with their laptops
  and wanting to get installation done.

Registration details are at the end of the mail.

Proposed date :   26-April
Time   :   6pm - 8pm
Location  :   Himalaya Conference Room.
  Sun Microsystems, Divyashree Chambers
  Off Langford Road, (Near Richmond Circle)
  Bangalore - 25
(Route map is attached)

AGENDA
=
1. A small demo & discussion on BeleniX 0.7, the future plans.
Areas that need attention.
   * Users (be it BeleniX, Linux, BSDs,...) enthusiastic about open
 source should find many topics of interest
   * Aspiring contributors to open source those interested in
 contributing, are welcome to attend.
 Lot of areas that can do with some good contributions.

# - Snack break -

2. Indiana V1.0 is being released shortly. Discussion of ideas about
events linked to it.

Note:
In addition to BeleniX 0.7 CD, UG kits are available : free T-shirts,
starter kit DVD,etc, ... for all those who attend :)
(till stocks last).

*** Feel free to get interested friends and colleagues.
*** Pass the information along to other related community groups.

REGISTRATION:
=
This is a free/open source event. Anyone interested in free to attend.

Those attending are requested to register by sending a mail directly
to me(not to the list) in "FirstName LastName" format since the
security clearance to be pre-arranged at the venue requires it in that
form.
If your friends/colleagues are attending, their names are required as well.

Just before the meet, go to SUN's reception desk at 4th floor, pick
the badges and come down to "Himalaya Conference Room" at ground
floor.

I am reachable at 99161-37015 unless I am driving just about the same time.

best regards
Shiv
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[ug-bosug] Call for BOSUG meeting - a special one this time (26-April)

[S h i v]

On 4/25/08, onkar  wrote:
> I am new to this group (and to BOSUG meets). I want to get Opensolaris 
> Installed on my laptop during the  meet.

Welcome to the group.

> Is any registration required ? Any passes required ?
> How about bringing Laptops ; any prior permission required ?
>
> if registration is required , where to register ? Where passes are available ?
>
> I am new to Bangalore, so can I get the exact address ( landmarks etc .. )
>

Registration is as simple as sending your name in the "FirstName
LastName" format to me (not to the list).
Please check out the mail that will arrive in a couple of minutes for
further details.

You can get your laptop to the UG meet. Many of us will be available
to provide any help. You will get the media and the help to install.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Call for BOSUG meeting - a special one this time (26-April)

[S h i v]

Hi Bish,

On 4/25/08, USM Bish  wrote:
>
> In the last meeting at  Himalaya Room, there was a requirement
> of prior registration so that  security passes were kept ready
> (though only  a few know how  to take this out  of the vending
> machine). If  there is a  requirement this time too,  could my
> name be registered ?
>
> Actually, this type  of mail is quite [OT]. But  then I am not
> sure  as to  who are  the the  co-ordinators of  such meetings
> (with whom we can make such communications off list).
>

Any queries that might possibly be in the minds of other list members
can be sent to the list without considering it as OT.
Direct mails may be sent to me. Fallback would be Moinak.
I generally send out a mail 1week in advance asking if it is a good
idea to have the UG meet. There will be a few suggestions about the
date & agenda by the list members.
About 1-2 days in advance with specifics of the meeting, request to
notify if attending, etc.

Right now I am out of town with limited net access and hence yet to
send out the mail. Expect the mail in a few minutes.
I have already noted your name among the attendee list.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Call for BOSUG meeting - a special one this time (26-April)

[S h i v]

This meeting is a little special since this is the first meet after
the recent release of BeleniX 0.7
It goes without saying that this will be a key item on the agenda.


Proposed date :   26-April
Time   :   6pm - 8pm
Location  :   Himalaya Conference Room.
  Sun Microsystems, Divyashree Chambers
  Off Langford Road, (Near Richmond Circle)
  Bangalore - 25

AGENDA
=
1. A small demo & discussion on BeleniX 0.7, the future plans. Areas
that need attention.
* Users (be it BeleniX, Linux, BSDs,...) enthusiastic about open
source should find many topics of interest
* Aspiring contributors to open source those interested in
contributing, are welcome to attend.
  Lot of areas that can do with some good contributions.

2. Free BeleniX CDs for all those who attend.
  Installation support in case there are people with their laptops
and wanting to get installation done.

3. Indiana V1.0 is being released shortly. Discussion of ideas about
events linked to it.

4. Suggestions for additoinal agenda items are welcome.

Note: UG kits are available - T-shirts, starter kits,... for all those
who attend :)

*** Feel free to get interested friends and colleagues.
*** Pass the information along to other related community groups.

cheers
Shiv

[ug-bosug] Fwd: Tasks for next release (V0.7.1 & V0.8)

[S h i v]

Activities for the next maintenance release of BeleniX are starting as
indicated in the mail below.
People interested in participating would need to join
belenix-dev at opensolaris.org for the discussion.

-Shiv

-- Forwarded message --
From: S h i v 
Date: Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 7:08 AM
Subject: Tasks for next release (V0.7.1 & V0.8)
To: BeleniX Development , Belenix Discuss



We'll have a maintenance release with bug-fixes and few changes as
 indicated below.
 This is primarily about V0.7.1
 Some of the changes are a preparation to get the backend act right
 before the next major release V0.8.

 Suggestions are welcome. People interested in contributing are welcome
 to discuss these on belenix-dev at opensolaris.org

 BeleniX V0.7.1
 =
 1. Flash player to be included

 2. Moving to KDE 3.5.9 (?). Check the possibility. (The KDE 3.5.9
 maintenance release was done during Mid Feb 2008
 http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.5.9.php).

 3. Syncing with the latest FOX release.

 4. Caiman slim source hard-codes lot of text. Many of these
 hard-codings need to be changed for use in BeleniX. Write a tool to
 automate this.

 5. Move to latest slim install build.

 6. as assembler, to be included. sunwcpp to be put up on BeleniX tools
 for the purpose of packaging into.

 7. Check possibility of moving to firefox 3.

 8. Check the possibility of moving to a newer ON build. V0.7 is based on B81.

 9. Include Tim Foster's ZFS tool.

 10. Latest updated usbdump(provides persistence) to be included.

 11. Moving to IPS is tentatively for V0.8. One needs to figure out how
 to populate/import the IPS report for the target ON build since such
 dependency exists.
 As part of the preparatory step, this exercise needs to be carried out
 for V0.7.1 timeline.

 12. SVN conventions, branching to be finalized.

 13. SVN pkgbuild macro for pkg_prefix to be introduced. All new specs
 to make use of the convention. This helps movement of spec files from
 BeleniX repo, SFE & spec-files-other repo with minimal overheads.


 BeleniX V0.8
 =
 1. SFW consolidation - converting into specs.
 2. mount_ntfs to be moved from custom code to linux_ntfs (ntfsprogs)
 3. Apache frontend with IPS repo

 .add/delete other items as things progress..

 Notes
 ===
 1. V0.7.1 to be released some time in 1st week of June.
 2. All the builds to happen with BeleniX 0.7 as the development platform.
 3. Package dependency information need verification & some cleaning up.


 -Shiv

[ug-bosug] KDE 3.5.8 binaries anyone?

[S h i v]

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Sivakumar Shanmugasundaram
 wrote:
> Hello!
>
>  Can any one point me to where I can download Solaris x86 binaries for
>  KDE 3.5.8? Thanks
>

Package binaries aren't hosted in an individually downloadable fashion.
The BeleniX 0.7 release has it within an compressed file in the top
level directory. You can extract it from there.
A better method would be to build it from source from the BeleniX svn
repository at sourceforge. This uses the spec files approach.

$ svn co https://belenix.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/belenix belenix
$ ls ./belenix/trunk/spec_files |grep kde

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] how to setup apache?

[S h i v]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:24 PM, sham pavman  
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We are trying to push solaris (79a) our way into the college
> computers(Henceforth we will be using solaris itself).
> So for this reason currenly i have shown our HOD that all the progs, c/c++
> ,perl,java, are running without any issues!!
>
> How ever it seems they want apache to be started up ,then we can finalize
> the deal.
> But i have Zero knowledge about configuring apache and would request your
> help!
>

I have SX B84 and see that there is a convenient configure webstack
option via menu that does the job of configuring apache, php,
mysql,...
Not sure if B79a has it. Am not a webstack guy, haven't explored it.

-Shiv

[ug-bosug] Belenix 0.7 is available !

[S h i v]

Dello All,

After a long gap and lots of things happening behind the scenes,
we are pleased to announce the availability of BeleniX 0.7. This
release marks a considerable change in the evolution of BeleniX.

With 0.7, BeleniX is now a source level derivative of Project Indiana.
As such it has most of the Indiana features except for Image
Packaging which is still in the works. V0.7 is installable to the
harddisk and supports ZFS root.

Following are the highlights of the release:
* Re-branded Caiman Installer installs BeleniX to ZFS root.
* The Distro Constructor is adapted as the BeleniX Constructor.
* Fully packaged. All software in BeleniX are delivered via SVR4
  packages unlike the previous releases.

* BeleniX now includes the full 64Bit Kernel and libraries. The
  LiveCD is still 32Bit, but the 64Bit kernel is booted on 64Bit
  CPUs after installation to harddisk.

* Properly integrated and themed KDE 3.5.8. BeleniX now includes
  the K Display Manager SMF service which comes up by default
  while booting from harddisk. People familiar with the legacy DTlogin
  will welcome its ability to drop down to Console Login unlike GDM
  and the seamless desktop login (again unlike GDM!).

* Synced up with ON Build 81.
* 0.7 Includes packages from various other OpenSolaris consolidations:
  Fully Open X, SFWNV, JDS, NWS, Docs (man pages), Developer
  Product Tools etc. BeleniX includes some 650+ software packages
  in the LiveCD with more via a separate download.

* Additional software can be downloaded via the /usr/bin/get-pkgs
  utility.
  Please see the Release Notes for more details. This is a temporary
  measure till BeleniX migrates to Image Packaging with its own
  repository.

* The bundled in Gtk-Qt theme engine provides Qt theming support
  for GTk apps running under KDE.
* The Firefox form widgets look better thanks to KDEwidgets from
   Kde-Look.org.

* The BeleniX Development project is now hosted off SourceForge:
  http://sourceforge.net/projects/belenix. The SVN repository hosts
  all the SPEC files used to build additional FOSS packages for
  BeleniX and sources and packages of all BeleniX tools utilities,
  BeleniX Constructor and Branding stuff - check it out.

The Release Notes contain other important info and is a must read:
http://www.genunix.org/distributions/belenix_site/?q=ReleaseNotes_0.7

The belenix 0.7 download information is available at
http://www.genunix.org/distributions/belenix_site/?q=download

Overall, we hope this release has a reached a level of usability where you
can actually install and use it as regular desktop environment and enjoy
KDE on OpenSolaris.

This announcement with a few additional points is available at
http://www.genunix.org/distributions/belenix_site/?q=node/69

best regards
Shiv