Re: [osol-discuss] root roles security holes

2010-07-31 Thread Dmitry G. Kozhinov
You may want to read up on the ancient Unix idea of setuid root software before making such proclamations. Sorry for this. I am not a UNIX guru, indeed. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

[osol-discuss] another thing of convenience and the root role

2010-07-31 Thread Florian Manschwetus
I still missing a way to use a ldap group to centrally give a user access to the root role on a opensolaris system. (e.g. Domain\ Admins) Furthermore I thing ssh is not a proper place to limit logon privileges based on ldap groups. A pam based solution like pam_access would be fine to be available

Re: [osol-discuss] Dell and HP to Certify and Resell all Three Oracle Operating Systems on their x86 Server Computers

2010-07-31 Thread Matthias Pfützner
From how I read the Premier Support for Operating Systems on non-Sun/Oracle hardware page, all you need to do to be allowed to buy support for ANY 3rd party system is: Follow what's written at: http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts/index.jsp Am I wrong? Matthias Von meinem iPhone gesendet

Re: [osol-discuss] Dell and HP to Certify and Resell all Three Oracle Operating Systems on their x86 Server Computers

2010-07-31 Thread Matthias Pfützner
As a follow-on: So, as it's written on the hcts page, all Systems on the hcl are also possibly certified for OSOL! See: Compatibility testing under this program, audit of test results and acceptance of the terms of a certification agreement are criteria for Oracle to list third party systems

Re: [osol-discuss] were we string along?

2010-07-31 Thread devsk
That was supposed to be a joke in a very light sense...and I thought it was a good one because these two folks have been going at it in every post on the future of solaris. But not everyone agrees. My apologies for posting it! -- This message posted from opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Dell and HP to Certify and Resell all Three Oracle Operating Systems on their x86 Server Computers

2010-07-31 Thread Graham McArdle
I dont see that Oracle is killing OpenSolaris I never said it was Hence, OpenSolaris code will not be killed. It is only FUD to say so. I didn't say so Ergo, OpenSolaris will not be killed. I didn't say it would Again, OpenSolaris will not be killed. Again, I didn't say it would --

[osol-discuss] Wacom Pressure Sensitivity in VirtualBox

2010-07-31 Thread valrh...@gmail.com
First off, a huge thank you to the folks at LinuxWacom who adapted and compiled the binaries for the Wacom drawing tablet drivers for OpenSolaris. That was truly a labor of love that (finally) allows me to use my drawing tablet. I'm running Adobe Photoshop on WinXP inside VirtualBox. In the

[osol-discuss] Oracle clears the air on OpenSolaris, but Sparc future looks dim

2010-07-31 Thread Edward Martinez
Posting this here hoping it can be clarified? i wonder if this news reporter simply made and error, or was OpenSolaris merged, with Solaris, and now solaris is the sole OS? quote: Oracle has attempted to address user concerns over its silent treatment of OpenSolaris with its latest

Re: [osol-discuss] were we string along?

2010-07-31 Thread usafverteran
Don't apologize! I thought the corner had been turned and the sickening onslaught of what will happen to OpenSolaris had ended. eam1 though seems to be the biggest instigator of keeping the fire burning on the topic so it doesn't die out. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle clears the air on OpenSolaris, but Sparc future looks dim

2010-07-31 Thread usafverteran
You are the biggest contributor to keeping this story going. Do you take pleasure in keeping this topic alive? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle clears the air on OpenSolaris, but Sparc future looks dim

2010-07-31 Thread Alan Burlison
On 31/07/2010 21:01, usafverteran wrote: You are the biggest contributor to keeping this story going. Do you take pleasure in keeping this topic alive? *COUGH* http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-discuss/2010-July/058383.html -- Alan Burlison --

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle clears the air on OpenSolaris, but Sparc future looks dim

2010-07-31 Thread Joerg Schilling
Edward Martinez mindbende...@live.com wrote: Posting this here hoping it can be clarified? i wonder if this news reporter simply made and error, or was OpenSolaris merged, with Solaris, and now solaris is the sole OS? quote: Oracle has attempted to address user concerns over its silent

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle clears the air on OpenSolaris, but Sparc future looks dim

2010-07-31 Thread Hernan Saltiel
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Joerg Schilling joerg.schill...@fokus.fraunhofer.de wrote: Edward Martinez mindbende...@live.com wrote: Posting this here hoping it can be clarified? i wonder if this news reporter simply made and error, or was OpenSolaris merged, with Solaris, and now

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle clears the air on OpenSolaris, but Sparc future looks dim

2010-07-31 Thread Joerg Schilling
Hernan Saltiel hsalt...@gmail.com wrote: ...and if something really changes, does it really care? In the last days I've been seeing more initiatives than in several years before. Maybe this was the push we needed to start emancipating and thinking by ourselves. When you are talking about

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle clears the air on OpenSolaris, but Sparc future looks dim

2010-07-31 Thread Hernan Saltiel
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Joerg Schilling joerg.schill...@fokus.fraunhofer.de wrote: Hernan Saltiel hsalt...@gmail.com wrote: ...and if something really changes, does it really care? In the last days I've been seeing more initiatives than in several years before. Maybe this was

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle clears the air on OpenSolaris, but Sparc future looks dim

2010-07-31 Thread Joerg Schilling
Hernan Saltiel hsalt...@gmail.com wrote: When you are talking about emancipation, do you think about the recent mail from Garret? I'm thinking about new distros, like your's (I tried it in a Lenovo X200, and boots ok, just to let you know), and about recent Garret D'Amore's email, and

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle clears the air on OpenSolaris, but Sparc future looks dim

2010-07-31 Thread Hernan Saltiel
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Joerg Schilling joerg.schill...@fokus.fraunhofer.de wrote: Hernan Saltiel hsalt...@gmail.com wrote: When you are talking about emancipation, do you think about the recent mail from Garret? I'm thinking about new distros, like your's (I tried it in

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle clears the air on OpenSolaris, but Sparc future looks dim

2010-07-31 Thread Edward Martinez
Edward Martinez mindbende...@live.com wrote: Posting this here hoping it can be clarified? i wonder if this news reporter simply made and error, or was OpenSolaris merged, with Solaris, and now solaris is the sole OS? quote: Oracle has attempted to address user concerns over

Re: [osol-discuss] were we string along?

2010-07-31 Thread me
Why should it end? No communication = no resolution means anything is possible. Remember this is a community forum not a facist censored police state. There is this thing call free thinking (not free as in beer) not just Oracle Thinking that can take place here, if the topic does not agree with

[osol-discuss] So it is true about the Media Pack

2010-07-31 Thread me
System News reports- [b]How to Purchase an Oracle Solaris 10 License[/b] As Simple as Obtaining the Solaris Software Media Pack Purchasing an Oracle Solaris 10 license is as easy as buying a Solaris 10 Media Pack, explains Bill Bradford. Although the agreement text may be little confusing, the

Re: [osol-discuss] were we string along?

2010-07-31 Thread usafverteran
I can post anything I want since the First Amendment (something I swore an oath to protect) is still valid in the United States; there is nothing more that can be said on the topic. Any valid questions and arguments have already been posted, so anything new is purely to antagonize. -- This

Re: [osol-discuss] were we string along?

2010-07-31 Thread Richard L. Hamilton
I can post anything I want since the First Amendment (something I swore an oath to protect) is still valid in the United States; there is nothing more that can be said on the topic. Any valid questions and arguments have already been posted, so anything new is purely to antagonize. _All_