Comments on: Closing the Loop on Sun Startup Essentials http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/02/02/closing-the-loop-on-sun-startup-essentials/ because technology is just another ecosystem Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:42:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: sogrady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/02/02/closing-the-loop-on-sun-startup-essentials/#comment-14004 sogrady Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:21:57 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/02/02/closing-the-loop-on-sun-startup-essentials/#comment-14004 Mike: it's scary, but that was actually one of the first things i thought of..."i wonder how long an OO.o compile would take on this..." probably a lot less than the 14 hours it used to take on my X23 :) Glynn: i'll do that, much as i'm not fond of the Express brand name. it also begs the question: why not ship the machine with Express if that's what's needed to have something usable? James: interesting - it's even got HAL integrated? that's promising. Mike: it’s scary, but that was actually one of the first things i thought of…”i wonder how long an OO.o compile would take on this…” probably a lot less than the 14 hours it used to take on my X23 :)

Glynn: i’ll do that, much as i’m not fond of the Express brand name. it also begs the question: why not ship the machine with Express if that’s what’s needed to have something usable?

James: interesting - it’s even got HAL integrated? that’s promising.

]]> By: James http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/02/02/closing-the-loop-on-sun-startup-essentials/#comment-13705 James Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:03:51 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/02/02/closing-the-loop-on-sun-startup-essentials/#comment-13705 I'd second Glynn's suggestion to try Solaris Express out - HAL support got integrated recently, so USB thumbdrives and cd burning just work(tm). You can safely set root's shell to be zsh (installed by default on solaris), as the boot process will substitute sash if it can't find root's shell for some reason. I’d second Glynn’s suggestion to try Solaris Express out - HAL support got integrated recently, so USB thumbdrives and cd burning just work(tm). You can safely set root’s shell to be zsh (installed by default on solaris), as the boot process will substitute sash if it can’t find root’s shell for some reason.

]]> By: Glynn Foster http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/02/02/closing-the-loop-on-sun-startup-essentials/#comment-13633 Glynn Foster Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:38:38 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/02/02/closing-the-loop-on-sun-startup-essentials/#comment-13633 In a recent version of Solaris Express (which I'd probably recommend you using instead) we actually have the GNOME system tools installed, and the user/group tool launches with first login. The default shell is a whole new can of worms. In a recent version of Solaris Express (which I’d probably recommend you using instead) we actually have the GNOME system tools installed, and the user/group tool launches with first login. The default shell is a whole new can of worms.

]]> By: Mike Dolan http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/02/02/closing-the-loop-on-sun-startup-essentials/#comment-13562 Mike Dolan Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:39:21 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/02/02/closing-the-loop-on-sun-startup-essentials/#comment-13562 I'll bet Gentoo screams on that workstation. Maybe I should do a startup and get new gear... You'll have to install Gentoo and compile OpenOffice from source (just b/c you can) and then report how much time it takes. I’ll bet Gentoo screams on that workstation. Maybe I should do a startup and get new gear… You’ll have to install Gentoo and compile OpenOffice from source (just b/c you can) and then report how much time it takes.

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