Re: [osol-discuss] Can't bring windows back to or from to solaris 11

2010-12-06 Thread Ortega, Mariela M. (DFRC-ME)[ARCATA ASSOCIATES INC]
It worked. I am able to bring Windows back from solaris 10 servers Thank-You -Original Message- From: Andrew Watkins [mailto:and...@dcs.bbk.ac.uk] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 9:28 AM To: Ortega, Mariela M. (DFRC-ME)[ARCATA ASSOCIATES INC] Cc: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] place yer bets on who leaves next...

2010-08-19 Thread me
Well when the rising tide pulls back to sea, we will see what is left of Solaris proper. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris cancelled, to be replaced with Solaris 11 Express

2010-08-14 Thread me
Give it up Ned!! -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] no more news articles from me

2010-08-02 Thread me
if that is your attitude wayne then I suggest that they just close down this discussion group and be done with it. Like many people have mentioned before if you don't like the piper's tune, then don't listen to it. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org

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

2010-08-02 Thread me
been there and done that with BMTS and did not get one of the coed squadrons either :) did have fun at the end with the graduation dance though ;) I have no problem with you, never know you might have been one of those crash rescue airmen that would watch us crash and burn then hose us down

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

2010-08-01 Thread me
USAF, Yeah buddy, I swore that oath too with a few combat tours, but I don't wear it on my shirt sleeve for everyone to see and say hey look at me. I fully agree with the First Amendment that is why you need to chill out and let the person speak!!! Never think what you say

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] Community distro, teamwork and being clear

2010-07-21 Thread me
AH HA +1 Let me know if I can help anywhere on the project. I have contacted one person already that has blown the community rally bugle. Actually I kinda liked the GUI from SXCE, I can find a replacement graphic for the menu button :) -- This message posted from opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] setting proper screen resolution

2010-07-17 Thread me
Adidas said But, osol should recognise resolution as many other OSes recognise it properly. Well that might be the case for other OS'es (Windows) but remember at heart Solaris/Opensolaris is a server grade OE (Operating Environment) and does not have X x infinity monitor vendors id's in its

Re: [osol-discuss] setting proper screen resolution

2010-07-17 Thread me
Alan, Thanks for correcting my mistake, i should have researched a bit further. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] setting proper screen resolution

2010-07-16 Thread me
Just for your info you have an RS880 integrated video card (HD4200). You will have to ask the others on here about getting it to work at your desired resolution, but it is a graphics card that released after 2009.06 was published. I would try to use the latest dev distro 2010.b134 from

Re: [osol-discuss] 9 of 14 threads on discuss page 1 are about the (non)future of OpenSolaris

2010-07-15 Thread me
and you aren't any better for posting that comment. And for the record my post to your goodbye serenade was just a goodbye to the faint hearted. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

Re: [osol-discuss] Goodbye OpenSolaris

2010-07-15 Thread me
Shatten, Then do what the OP is doing and leave! We discuss what we love and if there is bad things said then you filter through what you like and don't like. We all love Opensolaris/Solaris otherwise we would not even comment on its current situation. So if it bothers you then don't

Re: [osol-discuss] Upgrade to build 134.

2010-07-15 Thread me
Like the past poster said nothing is available past b134, but if you already have a build installed before b134 just use pfexec pkg image-update less quotes to upgrade your BE (Boot Environment) to the latest build i.e. b134. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Yet another warning about behaviour on this list

2010-07-15 Thread me
He just needs justification and an audience to finally leave. If someone really wanted to just leave they would and not make a big fanfare out of it. Some people just need attention more than others, and if he replies again I will be proved right. People have to understand this is not a

Re: [osol-discuss] More negative press: Oracle maintains silence on OpenSolaris' future

2010-07-14 Thread me
Ned-Ed, please give up, I know you love solaris but quit trying to justify Oracle. It just makes you look like you work for them. This is why people are so negative to you. Yes I like the super combo of solaris/opensolaris too (you know the big brother and the red-headed stepchild) but giving

Re: [osol-discuss] More negative press: Oracle maintains silence on OpenSolaris' future

2010-07-14 Thread me
But I am in Japan and they like horse here :) -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] Solaris 10 set

2010-07-11 Thread me
About time someone put him in his place!!! Very much a shill! or a dreamer with a fantasy complex! -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] The Possibilities

2010-07-05 Thread me
I would just like to have an up to date (in security terms not necessarily in features) OpenSolaris release in the next few months. We are already using b134 which is 6 months old now as the latest release available except the roll your own flavor, and I have been holding off with b130 of SXCE

Re: [osol-discuss] The Possibilities

2010-07-05 Thread me
Apparently Ed you have been gone since the beginning of the Opensolaris movement, because Murdock and Company were doing just what you saying is not true, they wanted an OS that ran on laptops and could still be a top running server OS. If they did not want only a server OS why go to all the

Re: [osol-discuss] So who is ready to be let down?

2010-07-01 Thread me
Well I don't think that policy works in this instance since: 1. Most if not all features are shown through the ON portal. 2. This is supposedly a respin of b134 so everyone knows whats coming. 3. If they did not want to have anyone know about futures releases they would shutdown their Open

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle has Linux video codecs, so codecs for OSOL?

2010-06-30 Thread me
and from a social standpoint and it really amazes me with the total disregard for the human aspect of communication. Can't wait to see the new goodies or the refined goodies from 2010.1H when ever it arrives since I am not so savy to compile the ON sources and experience b142. yeah I know someone

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle has Linux video codecs, so codecs for OSOL?

2010-06-30 Thread me
Well if you would open your eyes, you can see even with Linux the old UNIX culture is giving way to NEW UNIX users that would rather find an alternative to Windows etc. One thing they might not want to do right away is to learn to compile code. It is kind of a scary transition. Believe me I

Re: [osol-discuss] warning about mail on this list

2010-06-29 Thread me
Maybe i could suggest that you do something like I used to do when I was in the Army. Have a Stand Down Day and use it to re-educate your employees on Code of Conduct, Ethics, Values, Company Policy, Etc. Maybe this will cool some heads in this forum and help to alleviate some temperaments.

Re: [osol-discuss] Oracle has Linux video codecs, so codecs for OSOL?

2010-06-29 Thread me
To Herzen this If you use OpenSolaris, you should know how to build applications from source. is a presumptuous assumption. Just because people use and Operating System/Environment does not mean they have vast technical expertise. Some people are just hobbyists that like to try out or use

Re: [osol-discuss] Open Solaris going the way of the Amiga

2010-06-29 Thread me
The obvious solution to this problem is to remove the Open from the name Solaris and we would not have an issue at all. This is the reason there are issues, keep the source code with the OpenSolaris name and the binary distro should be renamed Solaris Next pre-beta or something of the sort.

[osol-discuss] Using cell as modem

2010-02-12 Thread bug me not
Hi there, I recently decided to switch to any unix-based OS from windows. I chose opensolaris, I got its C.D. from my friend (and because I've got too slow internet, I can't really d/l ubuntu, fedora or any other linux distro). Installation of OpenSolaris went fine, but now I'm stuck while

Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris 2009/06 2010/02 update/upgrade problems

2009-11-29 Thread me
) I have successfully completed the core system update after the initial install but only on version 2009.06. As for the 2010.02 preview I cannot get the package manager to work at all. It gives me the same error message as above. So can I ask for some help now? -- This message posted from

Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris 2009/06 2010/02 update/upgrade problems

2009-11-29 Thread me
well that only answers part of my question, if you read it throughly and not get an attitude, I also cannot get the package manager to update or install from the software repository so I need a bit of assistance there also. openoffice or any other software for that matter with out the time out

Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris 2009/06 2010/02 update/upgrade problems

2009-11-29 Thread me
so is there a reason that you have to use this line? should this not be something simple to have already programmed into the package manager? The install really pauses and then ramps up and then pauses again and over and over until it finishes or stalls and fails to download. -- This message

Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris 2009/06 2010/02 update/upgrade problems

2009-11-29 Thread me
you are still not answering my questions about getting software I don't care if I cannot update svn_127 and I should be able to use the package manager it is there and it is what normal users will touch if this OS ever gets into the main stream like you have plans for it to do. the CLI has more

Re: [osol-discuss] Opensolaris 2009/06 2010/02 update/upgrade problems

2009-11-29 Thread me
my network is not broken, I can update linux operating systems on this same computer and i can update windows vista and 7 and my main computer running mac os x so I say that the operating system is broken!! I am not a first day virgin with operating systems... but this is my first try

[osol-discuss] Opensolaris 2009/06 2010/02 update/upgrade problems

2009-11-28 Thread me
I have successfully installed both Opensolaris 2009/06 and 2010/02 preview but the only thing that I can get to work for upgrade or install/update are the core system files for the 2009/06 distro. For the 2010/02 I cannot get anything to update. I am updating over a wireless 11b network. I

Re: [osol-discuss] The ZFS inventor and Linus sitting in a tree?

2008-05-18 Thread me
Whether linux gets ZFS or not, you can count the days until linux gets something LIKE zfs. So if opensolaris will go to the dogs just by giving away zfs, it will go to the dogs anyway after enough time. BTRFS is still far off in future. I mostly just want to see OpenSolaris to get a decent

Re: [osol-discuss] Fonts looking bad vs Windows?

2007-08-10 Thread me
Why are the fonts in Solaris doesnt look as crisp as in Windows XP? I have a GeForce 6200. Or do I just imagine? I think not? Windows' font renderer is different. Actually, both Freetype and Pango have to play catch up all the time and spend a lot of time guessing how the file formats work to