On 6/22/09, Cedric Blancher <cedric.blancher at googlemail.com> wrote: > On 21/06/2009, Shawn Walker <swalker at opensolaris.org> wrote: > > On Jun 21, 2009, at 12:35 PM, Peter Tribble wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 1:32 AM, <David.Comay at sun.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry for missing this the first time but what is the justification for > > > > moving any utilities into SUNWcsu? SUNWcsu needs to be broken up into > > > > separate packages and not have additional content added into it. > > > > > > > > > > Really? We already have far too many itty-bitty packages to manage a > > system > > > properly. The need is for fewer well-defined and well-bounded packages, > > not > > > continual fragmentation. > > > > > > > > > It is a matter of perspective. For those wanting to minimise the system > > and tailor it to their needs, more packages is better. > > > If you want embedded systems then Roland's approach is better - it is > designed like Linux's busybox and puts the fundamental POSIX commands > in one library which is shared by all applications. That saves memory > and disk space, is blinding fast, conforms to POSIX and is compatible > to OSX and Linux but outruns BOTH Linux and OSX in terms of > performance and compatibility. > The best of all worlds - this is IMO how the future of Solaris should > look like :)
+1 We combine low footprint with ultra high performance, serving the needs of embedded systems like ARM-powered mobile devices and servers like M8000. All in one go! IMO this is one of the key features which will make Solaris 3/SunOS 6 the fastest Unix available. Irek
