Alan, thanks for the reply as always. :-) I would be disappointed if that will be the case for OpenSolaris(Indiana) distro, I would like to see a more open environment works more like Debian experimental/testing/stable approach. Although I can understand SVR4 packages is still needed for Solaris 10 and maybe Nevada, but if IPS is the future, I don't care we only deliver IPS packages in OpenSolaris.
Of course, this is simply my limited view as a desktop user. :-) Jyri have made the case[1], and I think SFE/blastwave have demonstrated people would help to deliver packages in an open environment. Basically, I think OpenSolaris as a distro, it should provide a common pool where packages and their dependencies can be defined/regulated so that package developers can collaborate. This is done today in SFE, in blastwave, in different repos and I am seeing waste of energy to package the same thing here and there. I guess what Ken Mays is proposing[2] as project StarGazer probably is what I am talking about. Anyway, the page says "We will assign the package to you and send instructions detailing how to get it added to the system.", so if I am willing to maintain openal, what should I do? [1] http://blogs.sun.com/jyrivirkki/entry/unconsolidating [2] http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=59433&tstart=30 Cheers, Henry On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 7:19 PM, Alan Coopersmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Henry Jen wrote: >> What is the official mechanism to deliver a package into OpenSolaris? > > Integrate it to the Nevada gate of one of the consolidations > included in OpenSolaris - SFW, JDS, X, ON, Storage, etc. > > -- > -Alan Coopersmith- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering > > _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
