Hi Alan & Saurabh,
Thanks for the clarification.
Compiz only works on nevada. Is there already a companion CD for SDX
releases ?
Thanks,
Erwann
Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> 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.
>>>
>
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