James Carlson wrote:
> Darren.Reed at Sun.COM writes:
>
>> It seems like the criticisms of using "TAD," as a prefix are
>> mostly to do with the cosmetic appearance.
>>
>
> This has to do with the way platform names are constructed, and a
> fair amount of software (including DHCP) depends on the format of
> these names.
>
> Yes, "TAD,douglas" is a good way to name the platform.
>
I don't think we're talking about the uname -i (i.e. the "name" property
on the root node in the devinfo tree.) For uname -i names, I totally
concur.
But the issue was in respect to how directories in the source tree are
named. Right now, code names are used that have no relationship to the
uname -i names. (E.g. "grover" instead of "SUNW,Sun-Blade-100".)
>
>> But it is worth noting that this case causes the directory
>> name space for platforms to become shared between all
>> vendors wishing to provide code as part of OpenSolaris
>> and is no longer just Sun's.
>>
>
> True, but I would suggest that the source layout isn't really
> architectural in nature.
>
Yes, but _someone_ has to approve these changes. I suppose a C-Team
might be the right body to do so, but they're also going to take a lot
of input from PSARC, I think.
-- Garrett
