> 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.
You asked about the "official" repository and Alan's answer is correct. The reason at the moment for going through Nevada is that there are processes there which are necessary in order to build what might be considered the stable, supportable distribution. In addition, it's actually far easier for many people to (continue to) build SVR4 packages which are easily imported by IPS given that the latter doesn't yet have a marshalled format. However, that doesn't preclude having other repositories as well. One of the things we're looking at is to provide an "experimental" repository on pkg.opensolaris.org for packages developers that want to move quickly. Packages there will require a minimal amount of process. Over time if a maintainer wants to get their package "upgraded" to a more stable level, then a more extensive set of processes will kick in. We're still working out the details of these secondary repositories so right now, Alan's reply is still accurate. dsc _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
