In consultation with "Till Wegmueller", it's been decided to have a public exchange regarding the IPS. The objective is to ultimately provide as detailed a documentation about IPS as possible while (personally speaking) also paving the way for newer and probably improved versions of IPS.
To begin the discussion, let start at the beginning, in fact, if possible, let's go before the beginning. What was the system used for delivering and installing packages under Solaris before IPS was adopted? Where did IPS come from? Who all were involved in developing IPS (names and email addresses to be included if available)? Why was IPS chosen in place of the previous package management system? As Till had mentioned, it's better to discuss this out in the open as the whole community (at least those who wish to) could contribute their own bits, including valuable information regarding pre-history and rationale. Once there's nothing more left to discuss, I'll be preparing a detailed documentation page under illumos/OmniOSce project websites and Till will be preparing a talk. Best. ------------------------------------------ illumos: illumos-discuss Permalink: https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Tf764b19e9f817c85-M6697687f94e8779775571168 Delivery options: https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
