Alan DuBoff wrote:
> On Thu, 3 May 2007, Keith M Wesolowski wrote:
>
>> Systemic knowledge is extremely valuable. It is not, however, a
>> prerequisite to having "contributed substantively to that Group's
>> efforts" nor to being given a role in governing the Group's future
>> efforts.
>
> Absolutely shouldn't be a requirement to contribute to the group, but
> if a device driver is going back into Solaris, certain standards need
> to continue. The current test suites are tough for any driver to pass,
> and even some of the drivers that are put back already would fail if
> run through some of the test suites again, IMO, but many of them
> haven't been tested in years.
>
> I would be curious how the dmfe, after converted to GLDv3, reatcs to
> the test suites. I don't know if that is a requirement to putback a
> change such as that, but it should be.
It isn't a requirement, at the moment. Its hard for it be a
requirement, since the test suites are not entirely open, and for that
matter, not even part of the normal PIT testing.
The basic test suites ON uses to qualify software need to either be
opened up, or replaced.
They also need to be available for developers in ON via SELF or PIT.
However, in dmfe's case, I'd be very, very surprised if I did anything
to break any test suites. Its quite possible that some test suites that
formerly failed now pass, however. (Because nemo has features to e.g.
support VLANs, link aggregation, and DLPI link notification.)
-- Garrett
