On 12/18/2012 09:56 AM, Philip Robar wrote: > I've noticed that there seems to be a fair amount of dislike for IPS which > leaves me puzzled. On paper IPS sounds great and I know that some serious > thought, engineering and math went into the design of IPS. I also know that > despite the claims of SVR4 packaging fans that SVR4 packages have their own > limitations--especially when it comes to patching systems. (Fortunately my > own scars from my days of packaging software for Solaris faded long ago and > only dim memories of those days remain. :-) > > I'm particularly curious as I know one of the engineers who worked on IPS > and he's one of the smartest people I've ever met. > > Are the objections to IPS centered on its design or implementation, or > both? Are the SVR4 fans blind to its limitations and/or ignoring difficult > problems that can't be ignored in a business/enterprise environment? If > there are any objective and reasoned writing or discussion on the subject > I'd appreciate a pointer.
I, for one, would like to voice my support for IPS. I come originally from a Debian-based background, so having a fully integrated package manager with automatic dependency/conflict resolution, network repositories and binary packages is a step in the right direction from my perspective. Cheers, -- Saso ------------------------------------------- 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
