Simon Phipps wrote: > Apologies, catching up after three contented days of exploring > national parks. > > On Oct 20, 2007, at 10:01, Stephen Lau wrote: > > >> We are not like Ubuntu in that our projects and our code target >> multiple distributions. The work happening on Ubuntu's site >> ostensibly is all targeted towards Ubuntu. The work happening on >> OpenSolaris.org targets multiple consolidations, multiple projects, >> and multiple distributions. >> > > Except Ubuntu does result in multiple distributions - Edubuntu, > Kubuntu, Gobuntu, xubuntu to name but four. > > As for not drawing parallels; I agree to the extent that we should > not actively model ourselves on another community. I believe that > highlighting the mis-match of expectations in the cases where some > people assert OpenSolaris is "just like the Linux kernel" as others > have done is important though. We are at a turning-point in the > OpenSolaris community, since it's clear (to me at least) that our > initial assumption of a kernel-based community with many external > distributions is no longer a good model. This is not least because > (as Ian points out) it fails to deliver the easy ability for there to > be a large pool of compatible applications. > > S. >
Finally, this sounds like you do not want anybody else to create their own distribution? What would be, if Blastwave was going to create and maintain a mature one. And why do you prefer spending lots of time and money for re-inventing the wheel, rather than building on what Blastwave or Nextenda have already achieved, in several decades of "free" engineering-man-power? Just my thoughts. %martin B.
