Bart, Thanks - that sounds perfect. Do I understand then that Sun would offer a structured (whatever that means) support mechanism for specific "stops" on the release train?
On 8/2/07, Bart Smaalders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Glen Wiley wrote: > > Bart, > > > > You or Tim had mentioned the idea of being able to support > > "checkpoints" of some kind which would let more rigid environments > > take advantage of some of the more useful features with reduced risk. > > Do you see motion in that direction? > > > > With the new packaging/software repository, we'll be able to update the > software on a machine by downloading the difference between where the > target machine and the desired end state. Using ZFS root, this will be > completely reversible. Once the new packaging system is part of > our mainline development environment, it would be possible to offer > a release train containing periodic large scale change, interspersed > with small scale critical fixes. > > - Bart > > > -- > Bart Smaalders Solaris Kernel Performance > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://blogs.sun.com/barts > -- Glen Wiley "But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ," Phil 3:20
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