> > qt-*, gtk-* and xorg-* are not interfaces. They > are > > libraries. Adding this lot adds system libraries > to > > the possible 'release > breakages/differentiations'. > > They will not make a 3.x Solaris. They cannot be > > compared to the Redhat Linux 7.x -> Redhat Linux > 8.0 > > -> Redhat Linux 9 ABI breakages. > > libraries provide interfaces, and yes they are > comparable from a certain level.
Agreed after seeing what STABLE Interfaces in Solaris means. > > > What I really want to say is that the current CD > > release model of Solaris Express is retarded. > There > > That is one opinion. I must certainly do not see why Indiana should use that kind of model. Its target market is simply different from what Solaris 10 targets. > > > are few if any breakage between 'releases'. These > > should really be just updates and I hope the new > Open > > Solaris distribution will allow updating via the > network. > > If you realised the actual amount of development > going on, you would > know there have been more than just a few small > changes, and in some > cases, a simple update would not work. I suspect you may be right. nexenta goes the dist-upgrade route which picks up maybe a dozen packages and all this argument about the shell implies there is more to ON than just the kernel. Really wierd considering that the Linux kernel is a different beast between minor releases so much so that they needed to add another level of versioning and yet you do not need a dist-upgrade when you upgrade the kernel even if you have to upgrade some tool chains. > > You also need to be specific by what you mean by > "updating via the > network," notably that you mean (I'm guessing) > "online update > mechanism similar to Ubuntu." Well yes but I really want to see whether the 'dist-upgrade' is really necessary. > > Because if I take your words at face value, I could > argue that > flashinstall archives are "updating via the network" > :) That actually would be a supplementary method if I could first of all have a working repository mechanism and not have to rebuild a staging box in an ad-hoc manner. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
