* Dave Miner (Dave.Miner at Sun.COM) wrote: > Glynn: procedurally, this should really go to install-discuss, though I > realize that the designated core contributors (this set of people) are > the ones who need to reach consensus. Accordingly, I've cc'ed this > reply back to install-discuss. > > Sarah Jelinek wrote: > >Hi Glynn, > >>Hey, > >> > >>I'm not sure any of you are following OGB discuss list, or the Project > >>Indiana > >>discussions, but according to - > >> > >> > >I have been following these. > >>http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/ogb-discuss/2007-June/000758.html > >> > >>we need a sponsoring Community Group. I had previously suggested the > >>Desktop as > >>one such group, but it seems that might not be 'relevant' enough. Would > >>you > >>agree to sponsor this proposal from Installation & Packaging so that we > >>can get > >>moving, off opensolaris-discuss and on to slightly more interesting > >>discussion? > >> > >>If you need an update of what Indiana aims to be, let me know and I'll be > >>happy > >>to provide it. > >> > >> > >I would like this update from you. I understand the basic premise of > >Indiana after reading the emails and documentation I could find, but > >certainly would like more details about it. > > > > My point of view is that we should have a fairly low bar to sponsoring > projects; there's plenty in the record already about what Indiana wishes > to be to make that level of decision[1]. And I can say that my > discussion last week with Ian showed very strong alignment with the > goals of other projects we have already established in this community; I > would expect Indiana to be a distributor of those projects' work. So > let's sponsor the project and let it get off the ground (and off > opensolaris-discuss ;-). The details can be fleshed out there, or in > whatever meetings anyone wishes to set up with Glynn.
I agree with Dave. Quite a few of the proposed features of Indiana are things that are on the Caiman roadmap. Cheers, Glenn
