Shawn Walker wrote:
> On 26/09/2007, MC <rac at eastlink.ca> wrote:
>   
>>> On 24/09/2007, MC <rac at eastlink.ca> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> With no partition management I think the 10/07
>>>>         
>>> release becomes pretty squarely targeted at virtual
>>> machine users.
>>>
>>> I wouldn't say that. I'm using it right now (well,
>>> SXCE b73
>>> technically) on bare hardware. I just happen to have
>>> a whole drive
>>> dedicated to it.
>>>
>>> Last check, it had partition management, just severe
>>> limitations...
>>>       
>> All I meant by that was: If it only installs onto existing solaris 
>> partitions and whole disks, that cuts out basically everyone in the linux 
>> and windows world... except for VM users, which is a pretty big and growing 
>> group.
>>
>> Existing solaris desktop users are a rounding error when compared to those 
>> large groups, so I left them out of the generalization.
>>
>> IMHO all an Indiana proof of concept needs to do is A) install itself and B) 
>> be able to update itself.  If people can install Indiana October and then 
>> follow development all the way to conclusion just by updating the same 
>> distro every time with IPS, Mission Accomplished :)
>>     
>
> While that's an honorable goal, I think the main deliverable coming in
> March of next year will meet that fully instead of the October one. I
> could be wrong, but I don't think there's been enough progress made to
> fully do what you suggest yet.
>
>   
The main deliverable is March of next year. October release is just a 
preview of Slim and Indiana. We are working on the partitioning aspects 
of SXDE as well and should have better support for the next SXDE release.

Regards,
sarah
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