[indiana-discuss] Indiana Wish List

Alan Coopersmith Alan.Coopersmith at Sun.COM
Thu Aug 2 00:00:56 PDT 2007


Roger Marquis wrote:
> Other items on the wish list are:
> 
> * Kernel compatibility with Linux kernel modules.
>    For the device drivers.

With which version of Linux kernel?   Linux doesn't keep module
compatibility between versions.

> * Default to Display Postscript.
>    Because Linux fonts just plain suck.

Display Postscript will not be part of Indiana, and is being removed
from Solaris as part of the EOF of Xsun.   It's time is long since
gone (and most fonts have moved to TrueType or OpenType anyway).

> * Install bash, sh, csh, and tcsh by default.

That's easy - Solaris has done that since Solaris 8.

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     -Alan Coopersmith-           alan.coopersmith at sun.com
      Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering


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