Ceri Davies <ceri at submonkey.net> wrote:
> > Most of the userspace programs from Solaris are close to unmaintained these
> > days.
> >
> > If I make bug-fixes and enhancements for Sun software, I try to inform
> > people
> > about what I did and I give the permission to use it but I don't have the
> > time
> > to run after an "upstream" integration. If Sun is not interested in these
> > enhancements, it is a Sun problem.
>
> You could at least raise a CR pointing out that there are changes to
> integrate and where to get them. Expecting Sun to follow your
> derivative is too much.
If generic announcement systems for software updates like sourcewell.berlios.de
and freshmeat.net are not sufficient, then Sun would need to offer a Sun
website to repeat this feature.
It is typically impossible to find the current Sun maintainers for a piece of
fostware and the names change freqhently in some areas.
J?rg
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