Keith M Wesolowski <Keith.Wesolowski at Sun.COM> writes: > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 08:51:03PM -0700, John Plocher wrote: > >> On the other hand, it is in the community's best interest for us all >> to figure out how to effectively solve this problem rather than simply >> self destructing because of the problem. > > I fail to see how deferring a solution until adequate information is > available to make a reasonable decision constitutes > "self-destruction". Could you elaborate? > >> We *have to* figure out how to fill a repository with the "15,000 >> debian things" without killing the projects, the ARCs, the Community >> or OpenSolaris. > > I don't share your commitment to this goal, but I will express a > requirement. When we finally awake from this horrifying nightmare, it > needs to be quick and easy to pick up where we left off with > architecturally sane, well-integrated consolidations. Whether they're > packaged up using SVr4 or IPS makes no difference; the important thing > is that we can jettison all the unreviewed, underreviewed, or > exception-stuffed content at the source level. It's also important > that this be possible at any time between now and then; i.e., anyone > can escape for the cost of maintaining a fork. > > This suggests that the content in question simply be kept in its own > consolidation that does not require ARC review to integrate.
That smells of the Companion to me. Which makes me wonder why this stuff isn't using the Companion *now*. It has a Solaris delivery model, it has an Indiana delivery model (or could, I guess is more accurate), and it's a terrifying free-for-all. Which is exactly what seems to be wanted, no? -- Rich
