James Carlson wrote:
> Alan Coopersmith writes:
>> 4) Package Request-to-Integrate - a simple text form submitted to the WOS
>> RE when a new package is added to the OS telling them the information
>> they need to know to set the right properties in the installer/image
>> (Does it need to be in the miniroot? End User or Developer install?
>> Does it replace an existing package? etc.) Since this is a text form
>> submitted via e-mail, it could be easily published on opensolaris.org.
>
> I agree with much of the rest of what you wrote, but I'm not sure I
> understand this part.
>
> Given that the WOS is the process that constructs Sun's "SX"
> distribution, why would package RTIs be open? Wouldn't each
> OpenSolaris-based distributor have its own WOS assembly process?
I was thinking the other distributors would need the same information &
notifications from the consolidations when new packages are added so they
can update their installers as well, but I guess that's assuming a common
ground of the current packaging system and packages, which we already know
not all the distros will use - Nexenta & Indiana don't, I think Belenix,
Schillix and Martux do off the top of my head, but I haven't gone to boot
each up to check.
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-Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
