Great idea!+1That would be one of my top priorities if I get elected to the OGB.
Uros > Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:54:51 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [indiana-discuss] Free /support, /security repository for 2010.x, > wider OpenSolaris usage. > > Hello, > Since Oracle does not plan to sell Support for OpenSolaris releases anymore, > there is idea of releasing /support repository that includes security > updated packages and newer important updated backported applications to > 2009.06. > > Does it sound reasonable to you to release /support repository to > everyone who registered as Opensolaris user (same way as /extra) to be > free to use it (and give a boost in usage for currently unpatched > installations od Opensolaris 2009.06) > > Or even further, we could discuss and organize making and distributing > security patched packages for 2010.x release through open source > /security and/or /support publishers for new adopters of the platform? > > Not to mention, with that move - having updates open sourced and free > for all for all OpenSolaris releases, the same way Opensolaris itself is, > Opensolaris could then suddenly become competitive to ongoning *Linux > releases on multiple usage levels and may be seen in wider use > (Attracting more cooperation with local vendors all over the world, > integrators, contributors or even light netbook-like vendors whose users > could then buy Oracle services over Internet, etc.) and that could > prepare the field even for Next Solaris long term release, too. > > If it is intended for Solaris next not to have updates available for all > (but with included High quality support in package for long-live > installations), > Opensolaris updates could be maintained openly and freely starting from > this fresh upcoming 2010.x release onwards, which would have benefit and > final result as of widening Solaris user base at the end. > > It is important to have Opensolaris releases and the same way freely > distributed /security , /support publisher goes very much logically with it. > > What do you think? > > Nikola M. > > _______________________________________________ > indiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
