On 02/ 1/10 02:05 PM, Nicolas Williams wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 01, 2010 at 10:59:36AM -0800, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>> Nevada is the code name for the development branch of Solaris.
>> It is alive and well - it's just the SVR4 packaged version of
>> it (SXCE), and the related installers that are dead.   Nevada
>> builds 131 and later are only being made in IPS packaged versions.
>
> But I didn't take issue with "Nevada".  I took issue with "Nevada
> installation" and "JumpStart".  The former strikes me as a reference to
> the installer used in SXCE.  The latter is certainly a reference to a
> pre-IPS/OpenSolaris installer that is now obsolete.
>
> The "important distinction to note" here is whether the post-IPS,
> post-build 131 OpenSolaris installers enable NWAM by default.

I agree, and both the NWAM and Install teams are working this out.  I 
don't know what form the solution will take as it relates to 
architecture review, but I would hope that the solution will make its 
way to this committee in due time.

-Seb

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