[osol-mktg] OpenSolaris/Solaris and Hardware Partnerships

[Kaiwai Gardiner]

Hi,

With hardware compatibility, you can have a matrix; the name of the device
up the top in the title, a list of features on the left hand side and along
the top, the distributions - basically a grid like formation.

So what you can do, for example, if I have an mp3 player, for example, which
distribution will it work with, and what, if any, software do I need to
download and install to make it possible to access the device.

In the case of my mp3 player:

iAudio X5 30GB

Feature:                          OpenSolaris

Ogg Playback                Yes
Ogg CD Ripping             No - Seperate
                                      download (provide
                                      link to third party
                                      packaging site)

Matt

On 3/20/07, Sara Dornsife <Sara.Dornsife at sun.com> wrote:
>
> Kaiwai,
> A hardware "compatibility" program would be great. And your help would
> be very appreciated. The biggest issue we face with this is the fact
> that there isn't really an OpenSolaris distribution to be compatible
> with. A hardware vendor can be compatible with Solaris, and the Solaris
> Ready program has been mentioned.
>
> Is there a way to put together a program that would indicate
> compatibility across all distributions? We can work on the TM once we
> figure out the program.
> Sara
>
>
>
> Patrick Finch wrote:
> > Hi Kaiwai,
> >
> > I think the biggest challenge you face in an activity like this is
> > that people will always be very reluctant to certify to a code base.
> > Statements of compatibility will almost always be made against
> > specific binary distributions, rather than to source code.
> >
> > Sara Dornsife has been looking into this in more detail, and has also
> > been looking into an "ingredient button" style programme, (such as
> > "Intel inside" or the use of Tux to represent Linux), but I don't
> > think it is that straightforward, and at the moment, we only have
> > what's called "fair use" of the OpenSolaris name (i.e. you can call
> > your distribution "based on OpenSolaris").
> >
> > If you can make any progress on these challenges, it will indeed be
> > most valuable.
> >
> > best regards
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Kaiwai Gardiner wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Given my limited programming skills, I thought it would be best to
> >> contribute in a way which I could add 'value'.
> >>
> >> What I propose is a "works with", "OpenSolaris compatible" programme
> >> which is part information for customers, and part promotional spot/plug
> >> for hardware vendors who either explicitly support our hardware through
> >> providing drivers, implicitly by the provision of specifications or
> work
> >> 'out of the box' due to the nature of the device itself - for example,
> >> an mp3 player that uses UMS rather than a proprietary database like
> >> structure such as an iPod.
> >>
> >> The benefits will be two fold; firstly, customers who wish to run
> >> OpenSolaris will have a list of hardware which they can choose from
> >> which is compatible 'out of the box' - ranging from chipsets to mp3
> >> players.
> >>
> >> The benefit to hardware vendors will be that they will have a visible
> >> presence in the OpenSolaris 'community' communication board as a form
> of
> >> marketing; making their hardware more desirable over others,and thus
> >> push up sales of those companies willing to help/support the
> OpenSolaris
> >> community.
> >>
> >> I'm in the process of working out a programme, and will most a much
> more
> >> detailed out line of it; but I thought it would be best to give a
> 'heads
> >> up' and whether the 'OpenSolaris' community as a whole are willing to
> >> get behind this programme as part of the over all marketing push.
> >>
> >> Awaiting replies and input,
> >>
> >> Kaiwai Gardiner
> >>
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