[osol-mktg] reference distribution

[Dennis Clarke]

On 4/24/07, Stephen Lau <stevel at sun.com> wrote:
> Tim Foster wrote:
> >> if a community-driven reference/base distribution of OpenSolaris were
> >> created with only the open sourced components
> >
> > Ok, why ?
> >
> >> I think this could considerably help the evangelism (advocacy, whatever
> >> the accepted PC word of the day is) of OpenSolaris.
> >
> > So replace "Solaris Express" with "OpenSolaris Reference", and continue
> > down our path of gradually replacing the closed portions of Solaris with
> > the (presumably newly written) open components and you're on to a
> > winner.
>
> Because Solaris Express will always contain non-redistributable binaries
> (e.g.: Nvidia driver, StarOffice, etc. etc.) that will inhibit 3rd party
> free redistribution.
>

OKay .. so if I drop the snv_55b DVD ISO's onto the Blastwave mirrors
worldwide ( or ever a few ) then I can expect a pack of land sharks at
my door toute suite.  :-P

Dennis