Alan DuBoff writes:
> I'm changing my package from Alpine to Exim. I also run Exim on Solaris as 
> my MTA, to make it more interesting I actually run it on sparc. I will 
> look to see if there's a case for Exim, but I would be surprised for Sun 
> to include Exim and would suspect Postfix before it.

I see no existing case for Exim or postfix.  I don't know if anyone's
working on it.  I believe that David Comay has a master list of open
source software that people are working on integrating, and you should
check with him.

> I believe it is inevitable for the community to have a seperate 
> repository, aside from one that Sun would host. We need a place that 
> doesn't have any ARC, opensourcereviews, or any other association to Sun's 
> process. As we form and create packages, it seems to me that Sun could be 

We have such a thing externally in blastwave -- it's there; use it.

We used to have such a thing in the Companion CD, but that's
apparently fall out of favor with the rise of Indiana.

> More what I would like to see is just a seperated repository from Sun, one 
> without any process at all, the rules and/or how a package is accepted can 
> be determined.

I think it's likely a very complicated topic, given the legal and
contractual issues.  I have no idea how such a thing would work, but
perhaps you could get the current OGB interested in it.

> Can you offer some insight? Am I way off base here? Should I push for Sun 
> to host the repository? We've already seen a couple things that are in 

I *think* that something like what you suggest is what the project
Indiana folks are expecting to have happen.  I don't know who (if
anyone) might own the process and review issues that would
_inevitably_ surround such an effort.  Perhaps John Plocher, Bonnie
Corwin, or Tim Cramer might know.

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