[osol-mktg] OpenSolaris/Solaris and Hardware Partnerships

[Sara Dornsife]

Would you be able to create this matrix? I think that would be very 
helpful to many. I can give you access to the marketing community to 
post it, but that doesn't seem like the right place. Any ideas?
Sara


Kaiwai Gardiner wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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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