Martin - Thanks very much for your extremely kind remarks. I would like to point out also that my efforts have been encouraged by many folks in and outside of Sun for 15 years at least and would not have been possible without them.
Steve Christensen Martin Bochnig wrote: > Steve Christensen wrote: >> Alan - >> >> From what I have been told, it looks like the rule should be that a >> package from the CCD can be removed if the code was moved elsewhere >> two releases before the current release. Now, since NV 73 is >> available for download and SUNWlibdsl was put into Nevada prior to two >> releases before that, we can go ahead and remove the CCD SDL package. >> >> I can replace this code review request with a new request to remove >> the SDL package after I actually do the removal and make sure a >> nightly build is OK. >> >> Does this seem reasonable? >> >> There are a number of other such packages to remove and I will submit >> code reviews for those in the near future. >> >> Steve C. >> >> >> Alan Coopersmith wrote: >> >>> Steve Christensen wrote: >>> >>>> This is a code review request for the update of the SFWsdl (SDL) >>>> packages to version 1.2.12. >>>> The webrev is at >>>> http://companion.sunfreeware.com/downloads/sdlwebrev/ >>>> >>> Isn't that a duplicate of what the Desktop team already delivers to >>> Nevada in SUNWlibsdl? >>> > > Dear Professor Dr. Christensen, > > no, I'm not Alan. > But I would like to thank you for your year-long efforts: You, as a > single person/small team, have been pushing hard in providing > precompiled open source software/freeware for Solaris > 2.5.1/2.6/7/8/9/10/OpenSolaris SPARC and x86(/x64) for so many years now > (10?). > Having started way back, long before Blastwave could come into > existance. Long before anybody could seriously imagine, Sun themselves > would ever be willing (rather required) to bundle free software with > their then completely proprietary flagship OS Solaris. > In doing so you have played an essential key role in contributing to > ensure the continued popularity, and even pure survival, of what has now > become Open - Solaris, finally shipping bundled with many of those > utilities and libraries you have been offering for download (and on the > CCD??) for almost a decade. > > Please continue your good work! > > Best regards, > Martin > > bochnig #AT# pool #DOT# tu-berlin #DOT# de (still student there, for "a > while") > > >
