[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I don't think that you can judge that as an outsider; and you will >remain an outsider (even inside Sun) until you've run through the >complicated process of integrated a major piece of software in >Solaris. > >It's easy to see this as just a little bit of paperwork or perhaps >final tollbooth. But once you've been through it, you realize you >get a lot of meaningful input; you realize you should start soliciting >such input long before you think you're done, long before you've >even started writing code/porting/integrating. You realize this because >the end product improves, both your contribution to OpenSolaris and >OpenSolaris itself. > >You'll be enlightened. But it is baptism by fire. > > > Would this be an area where the community can help? I spent a lot of time streamlining the software development and release process at my last job. That's why, as an outside contributor, I can drop them code and let the automatic test and release process do the rest.
I have worked with many what I would call traditional development shops and I know how processes become entrenched. But things can change and in my opinion, in the new world of open development, they have to. Ian _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
