No, I didn’t do it, honestly! ;-)
I just got an email from Sun (Open Query being a Partner and all) to participate in a survey, and this is the incentive prize. It’s kinda funny, but also a bit indulgent. I really don’t think that’s where OpenSolaris shines, so why even go there… just to prove that it’ll run in a tiny environment? Who cares? I mean, you’d usually run it on a nice 64bit multi-core machine with plenty of RAM and storage, right? Just like any other new server…
I don’t get it… perhaps someone else will offer a more plausible suggestion, but so far I’m guessing indulgence ;-)
Most people who wipe the EEE PC replace it with Ubuntu.
So, yeah, it’s to prove that it can be done. Imagine the marketing: “No matter what size platform you run, use OpenSolaris! From EEE PC to megamulticoreXblade….”
Yes I get that, but what’s the point?
It’s not proving anything sensibly. The ability to run OpenSol on an Eee has nothing to do with running it on serious servers, it’s a distraction.
And Marketing proves things sensibly, and never provides a distraction?
Nah, never ;-)
This one was just freaky enough for me to write about. I’d have done the same if had been from a vendor other than Sun, in case you’re wondering about that.