HI,<br><br>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))<br><br>Matt<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/20/07,
<b class="gmail_sendername">Sara Dornsife</b> <<a href="mailto:Sara.Dornsife@sun.com">Sara.Dornsife@sun.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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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?<br><span class="sg">
Sara</span><div><span class="e" id="q_1116d3d2b637e21c_2"><br>
<br>
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Kaiwai Gardiner wrote:
<blockquote cite="http://midd35edc910703191544xdc49326wdf9a4153f7ae2dd3@mail.gmail.com" type="cite">Hi,<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
In the case of my mp3 player:<br>
<br>
iAudio X5 30GB<br>
<br>
Feature:
OpenSolaris<br>
<br>
Ogg Playback Yes<br>
Ogg CD Ripping No - Seperate<br>
download (provide<br>
link to third party<br>
packaging site)<br>
<br>
Matt<br>
<br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/20/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Sara Dornsife</b> <<a href="mailto:Sara.Dornsife@sun.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Sara.Dornsife@sun.com
</a>>
wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Kaiwai,<br>
A hardware "compatibility" program would be great. And your help would<br>
be very appreciated. The biggest issue we face with this is the fact<br>
that there isn't really an OpenSolaris distribution to be compatible
<br>
with. A hardware vendor can be compatible with Solaris, and the Solaris<br>
Ready program has been mentioned.<br>
<br>
Is there a way to put together a program that would indicate<br>
compatibility across all distributions? We can work on the TM once we
<br>
figure out the program.<br>
Sara<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Patrick Finch wrote:<br>
> Hi Kaiwai,<br>
><br>
> I think the biggest challenge you face in an activity like this is<br>
> that people will always be very reluctant to certify to a code
base.
<br>
> Statements of compatibility will almost always be made against<br>
> specific binary distributions, rather than to source code.<br>
><br>
> Sara Dornsife has been looking into this in more detail, and has
also
<br>
> been looking into an "ingredient button" style programme, (such as<br>
> "Intel inside" or the use of Tux to represent Linux), but I don't<br>
> think it is that straightforward, and at the moment, we only have
<br>
> what's called "fair use" of the OpenSolaris name (i.e. you can call<br>
> your distribution "based on OpenSolaris").<br>
><br>
> If you can make any progress on these challenges, it will indeed
be
<br>
> most valuable.<br>
><br>
> best regards<br>
><br>
> Patrick<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Kaiwai Gardiner wrote:<br>
>> Hi,<br>
>><br>
>> Given my limited programming skills, I thought it would be
best to
<br>
>> contribute in a way which I could add 'value'.<br>
>><br>
>> What I propose is a "works with", "OpenSolaris compatible"
programme<br>
>> which is part information for customers, and part promotional
spot/plug
<br>
>> for hardware vendors who either explicitly support our
hardware through<br>
>> providing drivers, implicitly by the provision of
specifications or work<br>
>> 'out of the box' due to the nature of the device itself - for
example,
<br>
>> an mp3 player that uses UMS rather than a proprietary database
like<br>
>> structure such as an iPod.<br>
>><br>
>> The benefits will be two fold; firstly, customers who wish to
run<br>
>> OpenSolaris will have a list of hardware which they can choose
from
<br>
>> which is compatible 'out of the box' - ranging from chipsets
to mp3<br>
>> players.<br>
>><br>
>> The benefit to hardware vendors will be that they will have a
visible<br>
>> presence in the OpenSolaris 'community' communication board as
a form of
<br>
>> marketing; making their hardware more desirable over
others,and thus<br>
>> push up sales of those companies willing to help/support the
OpenSolaris<br>
>> community.<br>
>><br>
>> I'm in the process of working out a programme, and will most a
much more
<br>
>> detailed out line of it; but I thought it would be best to
give a 'heads<br>
>> up' and whether the 'OpenSolaris' community as a whole are
willing to<br>
>> get behind this programme as part of the over all marketing
push.
<br>
>><br>
>> Awaiting replies and input,<br>
>><br>
>> Kaiwai Gardiner<br>
>><br>
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