Shao Wu writes: > What's RFE? "Request For Enhancement"
We subdivide Change Requests (CRs) into "bugs" (cases where the system does not work as it's been designed to) and "RFEs" (cases where the system doesn't do what's wanted). This is completely separate from priority. Things can have low or high priority without regard to whether they're actually bugs or RFEs. In this case, this is a feature that Solaris doesn't have. It could have it, but was never designed to. That makes the request an RFE. (It could reasonably be considered a bug *if* we'd committed to delivering the feature at some point and failed, but I don't see that this is the case here.) > If it were a service request requires a software support contract > with Sun, I'm affraid I can't get that; my employer has not purchase > any software support in last several years. I don't really know how the support contract issues work. My (obviously narrow) understanding, though, is that if you don't have a contract, you're limited to: public patches, new releases, Solaris Express, and Open Solaris. At least the last two of those will get you timely relief. Once an RFE (or bug) is in the database, the only thing that matters is whether there's someone willing to do the engineering work necessary. Motivators include having specific customers, especially those with cash in hand, though that's certainly not the only reason things get implemented. -- James Carlson, KISS Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
