On 26/06/07, MC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If the zone stuff will take as much work as I think, I'd leave it off the > first release feature list entirely. The Linux zone isn't really interesting > because it doesn't support the 2.6 kernel, and regular zones are an advanced > feature that will appeal to a tiny portion of the user base. >
Eh? Why would that matter? 2.6 kernel API support isn't *necessary* for any popular applications / games, etc. that I know of. > Anyone is free to work on this stuff of course, but I'd leave zones off the > top priority list until more commonly used features are done. Once that > happens, I'd make a fuss about zones only when there is a compelling reason > for normal folks to use them, and a GUI to help them do it. A possible > example: putting a file server in one zone, a MythTV-like PVR in another > zone, and a developer workstation in a final zone. > I do agree that zones seem to be a great resource commitment for little ROI for the initial release. > "Patching" in Ubuntu with apt is actually kind of fun because it works so > well :) It's like going to the doctor and getting a lollypop. Removing > stuff isn't so great, however. > -- The removing part does stink, and the patching part is mostly good, it still has its rough spots. But on the whole, its the best experience I've had with a Linux distro (short of RHN). -- "Less is only more where more is no good." --Frank Lloyd Wright Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
