Re: [osol-discuss] Arbitrary scripting for post-install configuration

2009-08-17 Thread Scott Rotondo
Peter Tribble wrote: To configure 'anything' requires essentially arbitrary scripting. First you tell us that arbitrary scripting will never be allowed, then you tell us that it's necessary, but we all have to implement our own mechanisms to get it. Shawn Walker wrote: No, we've told you that y

Re: [osol-discuss] Arbitrary scripting for post-install configuration

2009-08-17 Thread Shawn Walker
Scott Rotondo wrote: Peter Tribble wrote: To configure 'anything' requires essentially arbitrary scripting. First you tell us that arbitrary scripting will never be allowed, then you tell us that it's necessary, but we all have to implement our own mechanisms to get it. Shawn Walker wrote: N

Re: [osol-discuss] Arbitrary scripting for post-install configuration

2009-08-17 Thread Scott Rotondo
Shawn Walker wrote: Scott Rotondo wrote: Yes, I think there is no getting away from arbitrary scripting, though I understand the desire to move it out of the installation context. That's funny, last I checked there have been OpenSolaris 200x releases since 2008.05 without relying on arbitra

Re: [osol-discuss] Arbitrary scripting for post-install configuration

2009-08-17 Thread Shawn Walker
Scott Rotondo wrote: Yes, I'm agreeing with you. The point of my message was: 1. We still need arbitrary scripting for configuration. Although opportunities to enhance and simplify configuration such that scripting is not required continue to be made (e.g. RBAC profiles and others...). So n