On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Alan Coopersmith <[email protected]> wrote: > Alasdair Lumsden wrote: >> Thanks again for this feedback. Do you know if the SVR4->IPS conversion >> tool(s) are publicly available/open source? > > Yes - see src/util/distro-import in the IPS gate. This includes > the conversion metadata files that specify how to merge, rename, > and otherwise transform the package contents on the way from the > SVR4 versions to the IPS versions.
Perfect. >> Do you foresee any issue with the community producing a distribution that >> tracks OpenSolaris/Solaris Next in a binary and package compatible way?* Are >> there any challenges other than the above that would present a major >> roadblock? > > We already have a number of community distros, I don't see any issues > with one more, assuming you respect the trademark issues. I'd get > advice from John Plocher there, since he spent more hours than anyone > wants to know working with the trademark lawyers when the original > OpenSolaris distro naming issues came up. Thanks again! _______________________________________________ distribution-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/distribution-discuss
