Since I'm going to ask a question about some problems porting a particular app to [Open]Solaris (in another thread), it occurred to me: why not have a forum for that topic in general? The more apps run on [Open]Solaris, the better it is for everyone. Further, in some cases it might be a matter of discussion what's best done by changing the app, and what might justify some sort of cross-platform compatibility feature being added to the OS. So it touches on both marketing and technical issues, outreach (in the form of documentation or other assistance to porting efforts), and perhaps approachability too (insofar as tools are easy to use, frequently requested features are incorporated when practicable, and documented in a way that's of real help).
If there's already a place for that sort of thing (perhaps not opensolaris.org, but on some other Sun site maybe), then it could probably use some publicity. But even if there is, since it touches on the OS (and esp. since those wanting compatiblity enhancements can now do some of the work themselves, assuming they can convince a sponsor that it's worthwhile and decently designed, or in case they want it badly enough to maintain their own patches even without that), perhaps opensolaris.org still should have some place for such discussion. Eventually, Janus will emerge for increased Linux compatibility (and will presumably have its own forum), and perhaps xen will have potential beyond just Linux compatibility. But native ports will still often be more desirable, or sometimes may be the only viable alternative, so while this topic has some connection to those too, I think it's nevertheless distinct from all those it bears some distant connection to. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
