I mean that if you call Sun support to report a bug, they will
tell you it's unsupported. If a bug is found, there is no
mechanism to deliver a patch, just wait for the next version
of the Companion CD, which comes out only when a new Solaris
update release is issued, and if you've got a bug in the Solaris 8
or Solaris 9 companions, you're simply out of luck - since there
are no more Solaris 8 or 9 update releases, there will never be
any more Companion CD bug fixes.
(These are among the reasons blastwave was originally created as
independent of the Companion CD, despite the communities desire
to build on the Companion CD, since it was simply unsustainable.)
If the Companion plans to change from the way it's been handled for
the past 5 years that would be great, but given the incredibly meager
funding for it by Sun, and lack of community support, I would be very
surprised to see that happen.
-Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
Steve Christensen wrote:
> Alan -
>
> Not sure what you mean by "absolutely none". All of the current
> Companion packages are in the process of being updated to their latest
> versions and, as far as I know, this will continue and be completed
> soon. If a package gets put on the Companion through the processes
> already defined for adding to the Companion, they will be both updated
> and supported - at least that is my understanding. The only way I know
> of that this might not happen is if Companion packages are dependent on
> something from other consolidations or projects and these do not get
> updated.
>
> Steve Christensen
>
>
> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>> Erwann Chenede wrote:
>>> This could be a good delivery mechanism. What's the support level
>>> expected from packages included in the companion cd (e.g. in term of
>>> sustaining, etc.)
>>
>> Absolutely none - not even a promise to deliver new versions if major
>> bugs or security holes are found.
>>
