+1.
-- Garrett
Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> I am sponsoring this case on behalf of the recently combined X server
> and SPARC graphics teams. It has been split out from the larger
> PSARC 2009/072 case into this separate fasttrack.
>
> The timeout is set for Tuesday, Feb. 17, due to the US holiday on Monday.
>
> -Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com
> Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
>
> Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase %I% %G% SMI
> This information is Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems
> 1. Introduction
> 1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
> EOF of Elite3D (afb) SPARC graphics
> 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
> Author: Alan Coopersmith
> 1.3 Date of This Document:
> 09 February, 2009
> 4. Technical Description
>
> This case announces the EOF of, and removes, the support in Solaris
> for the Elite3D SPARC graphics cards. The cards, listed with their
> last ship dates (end of hardware support is generally 5 years after
> last ship) are:
>
> Card/Device (code names): Last Ship: Driver Name:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Elite3D (AFB) 09/06/2002 afb
>
> Since this case only removes support from an upcoming minor or greater
> release of Solaris, and Solaris 10 end of support is not likely to
> happen until 2014 or later, this will give purchasers of the newest of
> these cards at least 12 years of software support.
>
> This case delivers in two phases:
>
> 1) In a patch release, announces the obsolesence of and future removal plans
> for these drivers.
>
> 2) In a minor release, removes the following packages, currently delivered
> by the Graphics consolidation:
>
> SUNWafb Elite3D Graphics System Software/Device Driver
> SUNWafbcf Elite3D Graphics Configuration Software
> SUNWafbr Elite3D Graphics System Software (Root)
> SUNWafbw Elite3D Graphics Window System Support
>
>
> 6. Resources and Schedule
> 6.4. Steering Committee requested information
> 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
> Graphics
> 6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
> 6.6. ARC Exposure: open
>
>
