Hi Peter, On �t, 2012-10-23 at 19:51 +0100, Peter Tribble wrote: > Jim, > > >> For a while now I've been working on a new distribution based > >> on OpenSolaris/OpenIndiana/Illumos. > >> > >> The aim is to produce something that's traditionally styled but has > >> much more up to date components than Solaris 10 (or the current > >> derivatives, come to that). Packaging is SVR4 (underneath, anyway); > >> the primary desktop will be Xfce. > > > > > > So, basically, this is the replacement for Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris > > SXCE releases - based on current opensourced components from illumos > > kernel and OI userland parts? > > I wouldn't call it *the* replacement, that's way off base. But certainly > if Solaris 10 and SXCE were what you wanted, this would be closer in > many ways than the other distros (and more divergent in other ways). > > I'm not expecting to pull much of the userland from OI in the long term. > I certainly don't anticipate building JDS, for example - I'll build Xfce from > scratch instead. >
Before starting Xfce from scratch, look at spec-files-extra, pkgtool can create SVR4 packages and there are specs for Xfce. Currently slightly unmaintained but still better than start from scratch. Some Solaris patches are there. Best regards, Milan ------------------------------------------- illumos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175430-2e6923be Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21175430&id_secret=21175430-6a77cda4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
