Re: [indiana-discuss] pkg.opensolaris.org repository update: snv_90

2008-06-06 Thread MC
One thing that surprised me was the size of the update. I expected less because of the space-saving attributes of pkg I thought I read about on a blog at one point. And given the size of the install CD, I expected the download to be compressed more than is. > The command "pkg image-update" I

[indiana-discuss] pkg.opensolaris.org repository update: snv_90

2008-06-06 Thread Alan Steinberg
The pkg.opensolaris.org repository has been updated to the snv_90 level. This update also includes snv_89 packages. PAY ATTENTION TO THE ATTACHED UPDATE PROCEDURE!!! Failure to do so will prevent your system from rebooting. Please see the attached for instructions for updating from OpenSolari

Re: [indiana-discuss] Requirements gathering meeting

2008-06-06 Thread Ché Kristo
Great news Tim. I think this falls at 7AM here in Sydney, I look forward to listening in. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ indiana-discuss mailing list indiana-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-

Re: [indiana-discuss] Requirements gathering meeting

2008-06-06 Thread Stephen Lau
Hi Tim, Thanks, I appreciate you getting the community involved in some of the planning re: Indiana. Just for my own clarification as to what sorts of requirements you're gathering, I assume you're asking the OGB members to participate purely as interested OpenSolaris community members (i.

[indiana-discuss] Requirements gathering meeting

2008-06-06 Thread Tim Cramer
All (apologies in advance for cross-posting), I'd like to have a requirements gathering session with all of you and OGB, first to go through some of the progress and shortcomings of the current OpenSolaris 2008.05 release, and then to start gathering requirements to help me prioritize the Sun

Re: [indiana-discuss] Can't find javac under OpenSolaris-2008.05

2008-06-06 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
> IMHO, a > package shouldn't list a recommended supplemental > package as a > dependency. You and Peter have a very valid point here. I was just being too lazy. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ indiana-discuss mailing list indiana-di

Re: [indiana-discuss] Intel Atom-Based (EeePC-Like) Mini Notebooks

2008-06-06 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
> Not releasing > specs for hardware will backlash, you just watch. > Not providing binary option for a big player > like Sun at least is a bad thing to do. Such > acts these days will certainly drive your company > down into the ground with minimal > time. Actually, I couldn't have agreed with

Re: [indiana-discuss] Can't find javac under OpenSolaris-2008.05

2008-06-06 Thread Brian Nitz
W. Wayne Liauh wrote: >>> my modus operandi is to install everything java >>> >> using a single command (thanks a whole bunch to Sun's >> Java team!): >> >>> pfexec pkg install java-dev >>> >> That's stunningly badly named. I would expect that to >> install >> the jdk+docs+demos,

Re: [indiana-discuss] Intel Atom-Based (EeePC-Like) Mini Notebooks

2008-06-06 Thread James Cornell
Any time soon is 2012, or when the next version has been out for somewhere around 9 months. Microsoft will not EOL products out of the blue, they are better about providing support than most vendors. They often extend EOLs as well. Retail will continue for sub-pc oems until Jan of 2009, w

Re: [indiana-discuss] How to update Opensolaris 2008.05 to build 90

2008-06-06 Thread David . Comay
>> We didn't even have those builds internally until we >> recently had build >> 89 available and then build 90 is close on its heels. >> We hope to push >> he latter out in the next day or so to >> http://pkg.opensolaris.org > > No one wants to prattle on about this, but I have to ask, is there a

Re: [indiana-discuss] [osol-help] How-To upgrade SDXE 79b to 2008.05 Live

2008-06-06 Thread Glenn Lagasse
* Alan Coopersmith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Rick Murphy wrote: > > Thanks much in advance for your time. I would like to upgrade my SDXE 79b > > to the new 2008.05 Live CD. > > There is no upgrade option in 2008.05 at this time, you'ld have > to backup your data & configuration, then do a fr

Re: [indiana-discuss] How to update Opensolaris 2008.05 to build 90

2008-06-06 Thread MC
> We didn't even have those builds internally until we > recently had build > 89 available and then build 90 is close on its heels. > We hope to push > he latter out in the next day or so to > http://pkg.opensolaris.org No one wants to prattle on about this, but I have to ask, is there a new ETA?

Re: [indiana-discuss] [osol-help] How-To upgrade SDXE 79b to 2008.05 Live

2008-06-06 Thread Alan Coopersmith
Rick Murphy wrote: > Thanks much in advance for your time. I would like to upgrade my SDXE 79b to > the new 2008.05 Live CD. There is no upgrade option in 2008.05 at this time, you'ld have to backup your data & configuration, then do a fresh install. -- -Alan Coopersmith- [EM

Re: [indiana-discuss] Intel Atom-Based (EeePC-Like) Mini Notebooks

2008-06-06 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
> > Now this is potentially where Java could help. You > will have different operating systems, but all of > them will interact with the users using the same Java > VM. At the expected rate of 10 to 20 million new > users a year, it will take no time to reach the 100 > million mark. Guess Sun di

Re: [indiana-discuss] IPS GUI fails to start

2008-06-06 Thread Calum Benson
On 6 Jun 2008, at 01:02, Nick wrote: > I have not yet created a bug report for the issue however i will get > to it later tonight, when i do i will post the bug ID in this thread > so we can keep track. > > Any other suggestions are appreciated. 'truss /usr/bin/packagemanager' will give you

Re: [indiana-discuss] Intel Atom-Based (EeePC-Like) Mini Notebooks

2008-06-06 Thread Moinak Ghosh
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 4:11 AM, W. Wayne Liauh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Indeed this is one area of rapid growth! >> > Interesting enough is Ubuntu >> > s offering a version called Remix, >> > >> > >> > >> tp://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=v >> >> > iewArticleBasic&article

Re: [indiana-discuss] SUNWvboxguest on pkg.opensolaris.org?

2008-06-06 Thread Gilles Gravier
Title: E-mail Signature Sun 2006 We could have the full open source version available on the package repository. Gilles. Che Kristo wrote: It wouldn't amaze me... If I'm not mistaken the guest additions were under a proprietary license when owned by Innotek. On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 12:49 +