Darren Kenny wrote:
> I feel that we're digressing here, and moving away from the main topic, but I > just can't help providing my *personal opinion* here: > > I personally feel that this is where there is the need for > unstable/experimental > package repositories (similar to blastwave, but where it's located on > opensolaris.org) so that such OSS s/w can be available without being in the > core > of OpenSolaris/Solaris - sometimes we just want to make something available to > users (developers) rather than have full integration. > I have said the same thing for years. It is just amazing to me that repositories like Blastwave and Sunfreeware need to exist. It is certainly a tribute to their respective creators that they ran with the ball when we dropped it. However, they each have issues that make them sub-optimal. We need to have a Sun supported repository that provides all of these packages with versions for each OS release, including appropriate facilities to denote support levels per package and licensing required. With IPS, it looks like we are finally starting on the road towards sanity. -- blu There are two rules in life: Rule 1- Don't tell people everything you know ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Utterback - Solaris RPE, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Ph:877-259-7345, Em:brian.utterback-at-ess-you-enn-dot-kom
