Matheus Morais wrote: > Hi there, I will give a talk in next week about Debian non-linux ports and I > would like to give something usefull about Nexenta, even if its not a part of > the official debian repository. It is desire of the developers or the 'core > team' to see Nexenta figuring as official Debian port?
Yes, absolutely! and we say so right on our main page. > What criteria the port follow? I mean, its support the > http://ftp-master.debian.org/archive-criteria.html especifications. Well, I've copied the following questions from "Requirements for architectures" (the page above). The new architecture is, by the way, solaris-i386. To be more exact, here's the dpkg-architecture: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg-architecture DEB_BUILD_ARCH=solaris-i386 DEB_BUILD_ARCH_OS=solaris DEB_BUILD_ARCH_CPU=i386 DEB_BUILD_GNU_CPU=i486 DEB_BUILD_GNU_SYSTEM=solaris DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE=i386-pc-solaris2.11 DEB_HOST_ARCH=solaris-i386 DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS=solaris DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU=i386 DEB_HOST_GNU_CPU=i486 DEB_HOST_GNU_SYSTEM=solaris DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE=i386-pc-solaris2.11 * Is port cursed? Hmm.. I hope not! :) * Are machines available to general public? Yes, we have a single amd64 box that currently runs both the gnusolaris.org web portal and the entire development environment. This box in turn is run by NexentaOS. * Is full source available? Yes. * Is this architecture related to other architectures already in the archive, or that also should be considered, either now or in the future? We introduced a new one. * Can the related architectures be supported in a single architecture (eg, with a biarch arrangement)? Yes. * Are there 3 or more developers (or n-ms) actively maintaining the port? Who are they? Erast Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Alex Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * What sort of architecture is this? Desktop/workstation? Mainframe/supercomputer? Embedded? Something else? Desktop/workstation. * Does it have any users? At least 20,000 downloads. Possibly, much more than that. Despite its alpha stage, many dozens claim to use the system constantly. * Has the ABI stabalised? Yes. * How do you install a system? (URL to a HOWTO) http://www.gnusolaris.org/Getting_Started * Is there any corporate support of this arch, and the Debian port in particular? Nexenta Systems, Inc. (email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) * Is there an example box developers can login to to see if it works? Nope, not yet. * Are there existing comprehensive free distributions of this OS? Nope. * Does this system have a standard Unix API? Yes. Moreover, it is 100% compliant with The Open Group specifications. * Does the OS support modern glibc and gcc? Sun C library instead of glibc. Yes, on GCC. * What is the license on the kernel and libraries? Is it free? Is it GPL CDDL. Yes, it is free. No, it is not GPL compatible. * Note that if it's not free, building software for it violates the Social Contract; and if it's not GPL compatible, GPL software such as dpkg can't be linked to it This is a misconception that was explained /ad nauseam/ numerous times. Dynamic linking is perfectly okay in our case. It is okay de facto: Sun Microsystems ships, for instance, Solaris Express that contains kernel and C library (both CDDL), and a bunch of GPL software - all on a single DVD. It is okay de jure, and FSF made their official opinion on that abundantly clear with the recent GPLv3 publication. > > Any more relevant information about that port could be very useful for me at > the momment, if anyone can contribute I will appreciate. > More information: http://www.gnusolaris.org/gswiki/GNU/Solaris_Resources Thanks, Matheus. Your interest is extremely appreciated! This could be the first step... -- Alex _______________________________________________ GNU/Solaris Development mailing list [email protected]
