Stephen Hahn wrote:
> I would ask that the Install CG and its various contributors consider
> sponsoring the following project. We have a functioning prototype
> (but we're not complete on all critical features), so we believe that
> there's an opportunity to explore a different combination of design
> choices around software packaging, and that this effort would be of
> interest to the participants of this community group.
>
As this is the first project proposal to this community since the
constitution was adopted, a note on procedure seems in order (see
Article 8 [1] for the full version).
- Core Contributors to this community have a vote (per the Grants list
on poll.opensolaris.org, these are):
Dave Miner
Ethan Quach
Glenn Lagasse
James Carlson
Jan Damborsky
Peter Tribble
Sanjay Nadkarni
Sarah Jelinek
Sundar Yamunachari
Tim Knitter
- Project initiation requires a Consensus approval, which requires at
least 3 +1 votes and no -1 votes.
- 72 hours is the voting period (unless all Core Contributors have voted
prior to that time and the result is clear).
- Votes must be sent to the list
Dave
[1]
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/governance/#ARTICLE_VIII.__Community_Group_Voting_Procedures
> Thanks
> Stephen
>
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>
> pkg
> Image Packaging System
>
> Sponsored by the Installation and Packaging CG
>
> Stephen Hahn (sch), Danek Duvall (dduvall), Bart Smaalders (barts),
> Johansen (johansen), David Comay (comay)
>
> This project seeks to develop a software packaging system that is able
> to update, in a safe and predictable fashion, a variety of software
> components across a range of system install contexts. The image
> packaging system is intended to solve a collection of software
> update-related problems, as outlined in [1 - 5].
>
> The project hopes to be a candidate in the Indiana effort to build an
> OpenSolaris-based distribution. The project coordinates with the Caiman
> project to produce a new installer architecture for use in OpenSolaris
> distributions; the project expects to work with the System V Packaging
> Project to amend the latter's software to be more compatible on a system
> using image packaging. Coordination with the Zones CG and other
> interested projects and CGs is also anticipated.
>
> At present, the project has completed an initial sanity test of its
> prototype--installation into a whole root zone--and is ready to invite
> others to participate in development.
>
> References
>
> 1. S. Hahn, "Observations on packaging", 2007.
> http://blogs.sun.com/sch/entry/observations_on_packaging
>
> 2. B. Smaalders, "Rethinking Patching", 2007.
> http://blogs.sun.com/barts/entry/rethinking_patching
>
> 3. S. Hahn, "pkg(1): No more installer magic", 2007.
> http://blogs.sun.com/sch/entry/pkg_no_more_installer_magic
>
> 4. S. Hahn, "pkg(1): Leaving the build system "out"", 2007.
> http://blogs.sun.com/sch/entry/pkg_leaving_the_build_system
>
> 5. S. Hahn, "pkg(1): a no scripting zone", 2007.
> http://blogs.sun.com/sch/entry/pkg_1_a_no_scripting
>
