> Thanks.  Since you didn't answer soon, and since I did get other info

quoted text
> about non-free software needed for OpenSolaris, I already asked for a

> correction in the interview.  I made it general so that I won't have

> to go into these specifics.  But I would like to know more about the

> need for Devpro:

You asked for a correction to an statement interview -- you should not

even have made that statment to begin.  You did not do research into

the OpenSolaris situation, and you spread lies instead of spreading

the truth.
>     Not free development environment that is REQUIRED to compile Solaris.

quoted text
>

> Someone else showed me some text which seems to say that you can

> also compile it with GCC.  From http://opensolaris.org/os/downloads/on/:

>

>     You will then need to download the compilers specific to your

>     platform . Choose either:

>

> 	* The Sun Studio Compilers (Recommended). NOTE: Sun

>     Studio 11 is required for building Build 45 and higher....

>

> 	-or-

>

> 	* The GCC Compiler found in Solaris Express, Community

>     Edition build 22 or later. (Please see the gcc tools page for

>     more information if choosing this option.)

>

> However, I don't know precisely what question that is the answer to.

> Maybe it doesn't apply to ALL the OpenSolaris software.

>

> Is there text that says that certain components can compile only

> with Devpro?

Richard, since you are a hypocrite who won't read web pages, let

me show you just a few of the Sun non-source bits, pasted below,

straight from Sun's page.
- OpenSolaris 'recommends' that people use the following binary

  drivers from Sun.

- OpenSolaris is missing the source code for hundreds of manual pages

- Not all of the installer is free.  You have to use non-free bits to

  even install the software.

- Sun's X server and libraries are not available in source

- Sun's graphic cards are undocumented and without source
Richard, you are too stupid to go and learn FACTS before you open

your big fat lying mouth.
If you can't or won't do the research, why open your mouth?  Why?

Why?
You'll go out of the way to build arbitrary Richard-rules to attack

various projects like OpenBSD and Subversion, but then you make

yourself look like a FOOL by not researching Sun's situation.  You

really make yourself look really really stupid.
Who will you attack with lies next week?
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ctsmc driver (B)			System Management controller driver

smbus_ara driver (B)			Daktari platform support

SunFire V240 platmod driver (B)		SunFire platform support

SunFire V250 platmod driver (B)		SunFire platform support

SunFire V440 platmod driver (B)		SunFire platform support

UltraEnterprise platmod driver (B)	UltraEnterprise platform support

amsrc1 driver (B)			Audio Mixer Sample Rater Conversion Routine #1

bmc driver				Baseboard management controller

SunFire V240 ntwdt driver (B)		Netra-based application watchdog timer driver

adpu320 driver (B)			Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI HBA driver

audioens driver				Ensonig 1371/1373 and Creative Labs 5880 driver support

audiovia823x driver (B)			Drives VY823x chipsets for VIA Corporation

bnx driver (B)				Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet driver

daplt driver (B)			Tavor uDAPL service driver

elxl driver (B)				3COM Ethernet device driver

forthdebug driver (B)			OBP-level debugging macros

glm driver (B)				SCSI HBA driver for Symbios 53c8xx SCSI Processor HBA

grppm driver				Platform Power Management driver for Sun-Blade-100

ifp driver				ISP 2100 Family Fibre Channel HBA driver

iprb driver (B)				Intel Pro1000/B Fast Ethernet driver

isp driver				ISP SCSI HBA driver

ixgb driver (B)				10G Ethernet driver

llc2 driver (B)				NCR Logical Link Control device driver

lsimega driver (B)			LSI Logic MegaRAID SCSI 320-2x driver

marvell88sx driver (B)			Marvell 88SX SATA controller driver

m1535ppm driver (B)			Acer ALI1535D and 1535D+ PCI PMU device driver

mi2cv driver (B)			Nexus driver for Mentor Graphics MI2CV I2C controller

mpt driver (B)				SCSI HBA driver that supports the LSI 53C1030 SCSI chip

n2cp driver (B)				Niagara crypto driver

ncp driver (B)				Niagara crypto driver

ncrs driver (B)				SCSI HBA driver

nge driver (B)				Nvidia ck8-04 NIC driver

pcelx driver (B)			3COM Etherlink III PCMCIA Ethernet Adapter

pcn driver				AMD PCnet Ethernet controller device driver

pcser driver (B)			PCMCIA serial card device driver

phx driver				Kernel driver interfaces

rtls driver (B)				Realtek Fast Ethernet device driver

sbpro driver				Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audio device driver

scfd driver (B)				OPL platform driver

scmi2c driver (B)			Smart Transporter chip device driver

scsi_vhci driver (B)			SCSI virtual host controller interconnect driver

sdpib driver (B)			Infiniband Sockets Direct Protocol

se driver (B)				Siemens 82532 ESCC serial communications driver

spwr driver				SMC EtherPower II (EPIC) 10/100 (9432) Ethernet device driver

tavor driver (B)			Device driver for the Infiniband Host Channel Adapter (HCA)

todm5823 driver (B)			TOD driver module for ALI M5823 and compatible devices

uata driver (B)				IDE HBA driver

usbser_edge driver (B)			Digi Edgeport USB to serial converter driver

kcfd (B)				Crypto code withheld due to US export controls on open cryptographic interfaces included in the Solaris binary product.

fwflash (B)				Firmware flash tool for Infiniband Host Channel Adapter (HCA)

iconv/kbdcomp/od/pax/patch/printf/sed/tr (B)	Kernel lock manager support (B)

labeld command (B)			Enabling method for Trusted Extensions

libc_i18n (B)

libike (B)				Internet Key Encryption Code

localedef command and library (B)	Locale environment definition support.

Smartcard support

SNMPD (B)				Simple Network Management Protocol daemon

XPG4 versions of more/od/sed/tail/tr (B)

udapl_tavor library (B)			uDAPL access to tavor driver

emlxs driver				Emulex fibre channel HBA driver

afb driver (B)				Elite3D Graphics Accelerator

fbconfig driver (B)			Frame buffer configuration utility

ffb driver (B)				Creator and Creator3D Graphics Accelerator

gfb driver (B)				Sun XVR-1000 Graphics Accelerator

ifb driver (B)				Sun Expert3D, Sun Expert3D-Lite and Sun XVR-500 Graphics Accelerators

jfb driver (B)				Sun XVR-1200 and Sun XVR-600 Graphics Accelerators

kfb driver (B)				Sun XVR-2500 Graphics Accelerators

M64 driver (B)				Sun PGX64 Graphics Accelerator

nfb driver (B)				Sun XVR-300 Graphics Accelerator

pfb driver (B)				Sun XVR-100 Graphics Accelerator

vid driver (B)				Video Timing Information

zulu driver (B)				Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator

gfxp driver (B)				PGX32 Graphics Accelerator

mko driver (B)				Sun XVR-200 Graphics Accelerator

Xsun server

libserverdps.so.5			Adobe Display PostScript (DPS)

libbitstream.so				TrueType font engine for Xorg server