Shawn Walker wrote: > On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 5:51 AM, Simon Breden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> My understanding from what I've seen is that SXCE is a release made >> approximately every 2 weeks, and is based on the Nevada project. >> >> Again, my understanding of the 2008.05 release is that: >> 1. this will be released only every 6 months >> 2. it is based on the Indiana project >> 3. to get updates for fixes, new code etc, you will use IPS -- i.e. the pkg >> command (like the old Debian apt-get update... command) >> >> Does that sound correct, or not? > > Yes. > >> However, if I moved over to using 2008.05 (Indiana), I wonder if this would >> be a much better way to keep my system up to date with fixes etc. However, >> am I right in saying this is the first "real" release of Indian (non-Live >> CD)? If so, again, perhaps it will still be more bleeding edge than staying >> with Nevada. > > The difference is that real support will be available starting May 13th: > > http://www.sun.com/service/opensolaris/index.jsp > >> Also, from a code / features point of view, what are the main differences >> between Nevada and Inidiana (2008.05)? I know about IPS, and that sounds >> good, but what other things are there in Indiana that would make me want to >> switch to using it? >> > > The main thing is support being available. SXCE never had security > fixes, etc. so you always had to BFU or reinstall each time. > > The disadvantage is that you won't see new functionality as quickly > (every six months instead of every two weeks). > > The advantage is that the system will have "more features" (i.e. > modernization) than Solaris 10, but be more stable than SXCE.
Your statement seems contradictory to what I have gathered, according to David Comay[1] the Indiana repository will be updated every two weeks as new SXCE builds become available. So stability- wise it will be like SXCE and not SXDE. My interpretation of [2] and [3] is that access to a more stable repository receiving backported bugfixes only will be tied to a support contract. So to me this implies that one either pays for a support contract and gets a stable system with bug-/security-fixes and bi-annual releases or has to live with a constantly updated, bleeding-edge SXCE (at least if one makes use of IPS) :( Or am I getting something wrong here? [1] http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/indiana-discuss/2008-May/006154.html [2] http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/indiana-discuss/2008-May/006021.html [3] http://www.sun.com/service/opensolaris/index.jsp _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
