Carl Hensler wrote: > Sebastien Roy wrote: >> You know this already, but hey, this is a mailing list and there's >> more than one person reading: One of the defining attributes of a >> Consolidation-Private interface is that changes to the interface can >> be managed within that software consolidation without affecting untold >> numbers of unknown consumers outside of the consolidation. Use of >> these interface by 3rd parties in this way would have a high >> likelihood of resulting in broken software as experienced by end-users. > > Yes, but ... > > Is this kind of restriction on access to code consistent with open > source development?
There's no restriction to access to code, so I'm not sure what you mean by that. It's all open. > The Linux world copes with the fact that a lot of > code is a work in progress. Things evolve, rapidly at first and then > more slowly. Consumers and participants accept the fact that things > change. > > I understand our traditional rules for Solaris, but are they appropriate > for OpenSolaris? Yes, I believe they are. There's no relationship between what source code you can browse, and which interfaces are safe to use by various external entities. The fact that the source code is open doesn't change the fact that some interfaces are designed for be used within a restricted context to protect the integrity of the system. -Seb _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
