[OpenIndiana-discuss] [illumos-Discuss] branding for illumos/openindiana

[Ken Gunderson]

On Tue, 2011-06-21 at 15:34 -0400, Jamon Camisso wrote:
> On 06/21/2011 03:05 PM, Ken Gunderson wrote:
> > On Tue, 2011-06-21 at 11:32 -0700, Blake wrote:
> >> I agree that Sun's engineering legacy is impressive.
> >>
> >> Unfortunately, the words 'Sun' and 'Solaris' are anathema to most young
> >> startups and newbie engineers.  Rather than forcing a history lesson on
> >> them, I feel we should look forward when evangelizing the platform.
> >>
> >> Blake
> > 
> > Amen, brother!!  I about hurled reading Jake's reply. Glad to see that
> > someone else "gets it".
> 
> Like it or not, Jake's reply is just as legitimate as yours. Solaris has
> caché to some, myself included. Me not knowing anything about it beyond
> the fact that it was SunOS before Solaris doesn't change a thing.
> 
> Please don't be so dismissive. People bring different backgrounds and
> expectations to the discussion and it is good to hear all of them.
> 
> I for one disagree with Blake - I am a newbie and am quite attracted to
> the legacy of Solaris by way of Illumos and OpenIndiana.

Awesome!  By all means we should be checking our rear view and ensuring
we honor history rather than  looking forward and making history.


-- 
Regards-- Ken Gunderson