Tim Bray wrote: > On Jul 12, 2007, at 2:03 AM, Frank van der Linden wrote: > >> I agree with you about getting a beachhead, but in my experience the >> main obstacles in getting there are installation and package >> management. > > Would anyone disagree with the formulation that the big barriers to > attracting GNU-heads to Solaris are: > > (a) userland differences > (b) installation > (c) package management > > If so, we could stop arguing about which is a bigger deal than the > others, and start figuring out how to do the engineering to address > a, b, and c. -Tim
Engineering to do b) and c) is underway. First target on the Install front is on opensolaris.org as Dwarf Caiman, and we're staffing for several additional pieces after that (ZFS-based live-upgrade like functionality that we're terming Snap Upgrade, the "Distribution Constructor" that's been mentioned out here before, a Live Media-based Slim Install project, etc). Development on those will be open as well. Additionally, there's work underway to prototype a new package system that should address the key issues out there. That too will be developed in the open. b) has been underway for 6 months, and c) for about 3. Now, if we can address a) without religious wars, it'd be good. -- Eric J. Ray Software Engineering Manager Solaris Install Sun Microsystems 303-223-7843 (direct)/x81067 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
