On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Derek Cicero wrote:
> Aaron Dailey wrote:
>
> > I'd like to propose a community dedicated to the storage software in
> > Open Solaris. This would include drivers below the filesystems/volume
> > managers, and related utilities.
> >
> > For example, this would be:
> > -target drivers such as sd, st, ses
> > -SCSA framework
> > -FibreChannel stack, various parallel SCSI HBA drivers, ATA/IDE
> > drivers, the iSCSI initiator
> > -The storage specific portions of USB and Firewire
> > -Related utilities, such as fcinfo, format, luxadm, cfgadm plugin, etc
> >
> > I see a couple reasons to do this:
> > -Generally the storage stack is a distinct part of OpenSolaris, and
> > it's interesting, at least to some of us :-)
> > -More specifically, the division of Sun I work in will soon be
> > releasing source for FibreChannel and the iSCSI initiator, as well as
> > other bits, and this community would be a good place for any
> > discussion to occur. Moreover, there's a lot of code already released
> > that deals with storage, which this community would include.
>
> It looks like there are no objections to the creation of this community
> at this point. Do we have any +1 votes from the CAB?
+1
The underlying problem I keep thinking about is the proliferation of
communities. Lets give it a shot and if it does not generate the interest
level and volume of traffic to justify its own community, we can fold it
into another community later.
Regards,
Al Hopper Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Voice: 972.379.2133 Fax: 972.379.2134 Timezone: US CDT
OpenSolaris.Org Community Advisory Board (CAB) Member - Apr 2005
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