On 8/1/07, Eric Boutilier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Shawn Walker wrote:
> > On 26/06/07, Eric Boutilier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Shawn Walker wrote:
> >> > On 26/06/07, Eric Boutilier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Peter Tribble wrote:
> >> >> > By people, what's the target audience at this stage? I think my
> >> question
> >> >> is
> >> >> > really whether the first "release" is aimed at users, or whether there
> >> >> should
> >> >> > be a 0.0 "release" solely for the purpose of Indiana bootstrapping?
> >> >>
> >> >> Good question. So that raises the issue of "non-emancipated"
> >> >> (non-redistributable) files. That is, should there be a 0.0 or 0.1
> >> >> release that includes them in it? (I vote no, FWIW.)
> >> >>
> >> >> And if not, wouldn't that be the main constraint here?
> >> >
> >> > Non-emancipated is not the same as non-redistributable. Remember that
> >> > there are binary "blobs" that are redistributable. There are several
> >> > files right now that can be redistributed but have not been
> >> > emancipated that are very important for the basic system. (libm.so
> >> > comes to mind... I think).
> >>
> >> Yes, thanks. I meant non-redistributable.
> >
> > I don't even know that we have a list of what is non-redistributable.
> > I would have to agree that is probably a pretty important point for
> > the first release. That way the iso can be downloaded, shared, and
> > mirrored everywhere.
>
> I agree, and even more so now in light of the distro constructor project.
>
> >
> > I know there is a list of what is "encumbered", but is anyone aware of
> > a list of what it isn't redistributable?
> >
>
> There's a place where this is tabulated now:
>      http://opensolaris.org/os/about/no_source/
>
> So for example, if someone used the ON consolidation (click on the ON
> tab) as a base for something, the following is a list of what must be
> omitted or replaced, as they are non redistributable, closed binaries.
> (Question:  Does anybody know if the SUNCreq/SUNWCrnet
> mini-metaclusters are derived fully from ON or not?)
>
> Eric
>
>
> audioens driver     Ensonig 1371/1373 and Creative Labs 5880 driver support
> pcn driver          AMD PCnet Ethernet controller device driver
> phx driver          Kernel driver interfaces
> scmi2c driver       Smart Transporter chip device driver
> spwr driver         SMC EtherPower II (EPIC) 10/100 (9432) Ethernet device 
> driver
> ksh88               Korn shell

I thought Opensolaris already reached the consensus on the ksh88
matter: Replace the old ksh88 with ksh93 - or do you have other plans?
IMO it would be a shame to throw away all the work of the last year.

Irek
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