Paul Gress wrote: > Dave Miner wrote: >> Ross Smith wrote: >>> In that case, do you mind if I ask what sxce is for? Is it something >>> that's going to gradually be retired? >>> >> >> A fair question that we had hoped to communicate about already, look >> for announcements about this to come out soon. Yes, SXCE will be >> retired before long. Its only current purpose from Sun's perspective >> is that our test infrastructure is still converting to use the >> OpenSolaris technologies, so our automated testing is still largely >> conducted using SXCE. >> > > > Will there be an upgrade path from SXCE to Opensolaris? I really do not > not want to reinstall all applications and setup my desktop again.
Nothing is planned for SXCE -> OpenSolaris. There are several blog entries where some have noted the process they used in transitioning; most involve using zfs send streams to save off your home directory and other data, then restoring them after the installation. Dave
