[osol-mktg] OpenSolaris/Solaris and Hardware Partnerships

[Kaiwai Gardiner]

HI,

I'll make up a mock up of it on OpenOffice.org Calc, and spit it out to a
PDF then post it via this avenue (if it is of a reasonable size (less than
50K))

Matt

On 3/20/07, Sara Dornsife <Sara.Dornsife at sun.com> wrote:
>
>  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> 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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