>What? That looks like FUD to me. The /etc/rc.* scripting interface >is a stable part of the system, inherited from System V.
I supposed that the term 'backwards compatible' implies to some that it "may go away". And "reduced functionality" likely refers only to the SMF /etc/rc?.d functionality: no way to stop, restart, enable or disable legacy services. So not reduced over S9 but relative to things 'new'. >I don't think it'd be sane at all to attempt to remove it or make it >"disappear" in any way. No; it needs to stick around at least as long as support for Solaris 9 and longer; we pride ourselves in compatibility and existing software should continue to work. >If anyone involved with OpenSolaris (or Sun) were to try that, it >wouldn't be by way of stealth, as you seem to be suggesting. It would >be done openly, first with an ARC case that describes exactly how >things transition in a compatible way, and then public notice to _all_ >customers at least a year in advance of the change. Quite. Casper
