> Of course, if you were to re-bundle these products > into Solaris and > make them available under an open license as a part > of OpenSolaris, it > would be entirely reasonable to treat them as the > first-class citizens > they would be. In that case, almost any vaguely > technical discussion > on use or development of these components of > OpenSolaris would be > appropriate. Until then, this may not be the mailing > list you are > looking for.
If one goes "strictly by the book", you are, of course, correct. But reality is 100% different. Compilers are cornerstone of development, and expecting people to work on OpenSolaris and donate code but not be able to ask and take counsel with their peers on the most essential tool(s) for development is not realistic at all. In fact, it is very much a bureaucratic view. What good is source code without compilers and what good are compilers without the source code? You guys are excellent engineers, among the best. But be mindful, for that is a blessing and a curse: be mindful not to fall into the same pitfalls you yourself despise, namely the one of bureaucracy and overengineering. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ tools-discuss mailing list tools-discuss@opensolaris.org
