Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-18 Thread Edward Martinez
I'd switch to the forked version immediately. In all honesty, who wouldn't like to see Oracle out of this equation. It could be very healthy for OpenSolaris or whatever it'll be called when forked. I don't want to see Oracle out of the equation, their is no reason. I really don't see what

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-16 Thread Elvis Presley
I hope you find this funny. I know I did: http://www.amazingaustralia.com.au/kiwi_jokes.htm -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-16 Thread Matthias Pfützner
OK, understood! Still, as mentioned elsewhere... Different Company Cultures of communicating things, that's all, we're seeing... And, yes, sadly, that's generating confusion and uncertainty... Matthias -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Erlan Sergaziev erlan.sergaz...@gmail.com An:

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-16 Thread Claudia Hildebrandt
Please. please please guys, osol-friends and discussers, would you all please come back to a professional communication and cooperation and state and comment busineeslike and objective. Please, stop insulting people wheter it is or not your opinion, stop the offenses, personal affronts,

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-16 Thread Alex Viskovatoff
The bad attitude of the official discussions here causes heise to snear. Sorry, it is in german: I read German. The article is largely about Oracle's lack of openness. Nothing in the article leads me to believe that people expressing on this forum their unease resulting from Oracle's failure

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-16 Thread Rick N
Well we have heard from one of the OGB members about forking this project to save it from the hands of [b]HOracle[/b] the multi-headed, voracious, open source devouring monster. So, when and who might be the first step/person to make this happen to protect what has been done so far? Been

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-16 Thread Rick N
http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-04-15/opensolaris-leaders-unnerved-by-oracle-silence.html Right ON !!!, brothers and sisters, ... :) -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-16 Thread Michael Lee
I'd switch to the forked version immediately. In all honesty, who wouldn't like to see Oracle out of this equation. It could be very healthy for OpenSolaris or whatever it'll be called when forked. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-16 Thread Henrik Johansson
What are you going to do with the fork? Solaris is dependent on the briliant engineers from what was Sun, no external coders have stepped upp and supplied many new features, mainly fixes only. You sure can make your own distro but I'll think the only way forward for the success of

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-15 Thread Erlan Sergaziev
I must say though, hearing that the dev builds have stopped being made public sounds encouraging, it could be that 2010.04 is on it's way! LOL. If builds were regular before and suddenly stopped it's a good sign that Oracle eh ... is about to deliver :) I hope Oracle people do understand what

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-15 Thread Matthias Pfützner
You (Erlan Sergaziev) wrote: I must say though, hearing that the dev builds have stopped being made public sounds encouraging, it could be that 2010.04 is on it's way! LOL. If builds were regular before and suddenly stopped it's a good sign that Oracle eh ... is about to deliver :) Do you

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-15 Thread Erlan Sergaziev
LOL. If builds were regular before and suddenly stopped it's a good sign that Oracle eh ... is about to deliver :) Do you actually read, what's written here? I understand the heated debate here, but, come on, let's not loose some sense of humor. This was my attempt to make a joke (cp.

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-15 Thread Peter Tribble
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Chad Welsh unixphr...@mac.com wrote: Well we have heard from one of the OGB members about forking this project to save it from the hands of [b]HOracle[/b] the multi-headed, voracious, open source devouring monster. So, when and who might be the first

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-15 Thread Peter Jones
I am interested in very clear terms what the pros and cons of a FORK is from a technical point of view? Support for a successful operating system is very roughly composed of the following Technical development ISV development and partner input IHV development and partner input Marketing,

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-15 Thread Martin Bochnig
Answer: TOO high. %mab On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Peter Jones bloosk...@netscape.net wrote: I am interested in very clear terms what the pros and cons of a FORK is from a technical point of view? Support for a successful operating system is very roughly composed of the following

[osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Chad Welsh
Well we have heard from one of the OGB members about forking this project to save it from the hands of [b]HOracle[/b] the multi-headed, voracious, open source devouring monster. So, when and who might be the first step/person to make this happen to protect what has been done so far? Been nice

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Dennis Clarke
Well we have heard from one of the OGB members about forking this project to save it from the hands of [b]HOracle[/b] the multi-headed, voracious, open source devouring monster. So, when and who might be the first step/person to make this happen to protect what has been done so far? Been

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Jennifer Pioch
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Chad Welsh unixphr...@mac.com wrote: Well we have heard from one of the OGB members about forking this project to save it from the hands of [b]HOracle[/b] the multi-headed, voracious, open source devouring monster. So, when and who might be the first

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Alan Coopersmith
Chad Welsh wrote: So, when and who might be the first step/person to make this happen to protect what has been done so far? What would your fork do differently than the main project, besides have almost no developers working on it, since all the Oracle-paid developers would still be working on

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Robert Milkowski
On 14/04/2010 15:56, Alan Coopersmith wrote: Chad Welsh wrote: So, when and who might be the first step/person to make this happen to protect what has been done so far? What would your fork do differently than the main project, besides have almost no developers working on it, since

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Paul Gress
On 04/14/10 10:56 AM, Alan Coopersmith wrote: Chad Welsh wrote: So, when and who might be the first step/person to make this happen to protect what has been done so far? What would your fork do differently than the main project, besides have almost no developers working on it, since

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Chad Welsh
Well maybe this distro will communicate with its people besides the ones inside the company about the status of its latest release since you cut the balls off the release branch that should have continued. close to a month of us wondering what the hell happened to 2010.03 and still nothing to

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Alan Coopersmith
Paul Gress wrote: If their pushing to the main OpenSolaris gates every day, why hasn't anything been released. Why cannot I upgrade to b135, b136 or b137? Every previous time we've had a release in progress, updates to /dev stopped while the release was underway - when 2009.06 was being

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Alan Coopersmith
Chad Welsh wrote: Well maybe this distro will communicate with its people besides the ones inside the company about the status of its latest release since you cut the balls off the release branch that should have continued. I assure you I have not touched anyones balls. Attacking the few of

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Martin Bochnig
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Alan Coopersmith alan.coopersm...@oracle.com wrote: Chad Welsh wrote: Well maybe this distro will communicate with its people besides the ones inside the company about the status of its latest release since you cut the balls off the release branch that should

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Martin Bochnig
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Paul Gress pgr...@optonline.net wrote: On 04/14/10 10:56 AM, Alan Coopersmith wrote: Chad Welsh wrote: So, when and who might be the first step/person to make this happen to protect what has been done so far? What would your fork do differently than the

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Paul Gress
On 04/14/10 12:12 PM, Alan Coopersmith wrote: Paul Gress wrote: If their pushing to the main OpenSolaris gates every day, why hasn't anything been released. Why cannot I upgrade to b135, b136 or b137? Every previous time we've had a release in progress, updates to /dev stopped while

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Martin Bochnig
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Paul Gress pgr...@optonline.net wrote: On 04/14/10 12:12 PM, Alan Coopersmith wrote: Paul Gress wrote: If their pushing to the main OpenSolaris gates every day, why hasn't anything been released. Why cannot I upgrade to b135, b136 or b137? Every previous

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Paul Gress
On 04/14/10 01:11 PM, Martin Bochnig wrote: How can it appear to be ^frozen^? Then maybe you are not subscribed to the right lists. Appears and actual are two different things. What I mean by appears is nothing has been published as in some form of a binary release for me to upgrade

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Giovanni Tirloni
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Martin Bochnig mar...@martux.org wrote: During my life experience I learned one thing for sure: Distrust and impatience DESTROY EVERYTHING. Exactly, Oracle should pay attention to that. My analogy on this situation is like the drug pusher giving drugs to

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Martin Bochnig
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Paul Gress pgr...@optonline.net wrote: On 04/14/10 01:11 PM, Martin Bochnig wrote: How can it appear to be ^frozen^? Then maybe you are not subscribed to the right lists. Appears and actual are two different things.  What I mean by appears is nothing has

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Paul Gress
On 04/14/10 01:34 PM, Giovanni Tirloni wrote: Sounds like you are experienced ;-) Personal attacks rarely will help you make your point so please stop it. I didn't take is as a personal attack, I saw the smiley face, it was meant as a joke. Paul

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Martin Bochnig
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Paul Gress pgr...@optonline.net wrote: On 04/14/10 01:34 PM, Giovanni Tirloni wrote: Sounds like you are experienced     ;-) Personal attacks rarely will help you make your point so please stop it. I didn't take is as a personal attack, I saw the smiley

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Matthias Pfützner
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- But the difference was the community was informed.  It appears that everything was frozen.  I must say that I'm getting nervous.  I've been waiting since around the later b120's for b135, as this marked the first release with NWAM phase 1.  Now I see not even

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Matthias Pfützner
They need their Opensolaris. THEIR? Who owns that distribution? And: if it's their's, they should be building it themselfes... Really, it seems, you do know what a community is, and how open source works... Matthias ___ opensolaris-discuss

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Martin Bochnig
2010/4/14 Matthias Pfützner matth...@pfuetzner.de: They need their Opensolaris. THEIR? Who owns that distribution? And: if it's their's, they should be building it themselfes... Really, it seems, you do know what a community is, and how open source works... Matthias You

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Matthias Pfützner
I can't manage that from my Nokia E71, and, yes, I quoted from a different email... Sorry, it's not been directed at you, Martin! Matthias -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Martin Bochnig mar...@martux.org An: matth...@pfuetzner.de Cc: pgr...@optonline.net,

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Martin Bochnig
2010/4/14 Matthias Pfützner matth...@pfuetzner.de: I can't manage that from my Nokia E71, and, yes, I quoted from a different email... Sorry, it's not been directed at you, Martin! Matthias Ok, no problem. I can imagine it can be hairy, when sending reply-all from a phone ... Thanks for

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Ben
Alan Coopersmith wrote: I assure you I have not touched anyones balls. Attacking the few f us still willing to communicate in public just further deteriorates the communication you're going to get - believe me, it's damn frustrating for us as well, and hard as we learn the difference

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Calum Benson
On 14/04/2010 20:55, Ben wrote: Alan, I agree with everything you say. The problem is, as everyone keeps saying, that the community that isn't attached to the company knows nothing about what's going on. It's a tad frustrating getting nothing from Oracle about the next release. Slightly

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Ben
Slightly tangential, but it sounds like the Glassfish community found themselves in a similar situation recently. However, Oracle just released a roadmap that covers the future of both their commercial and open source offering I have no insight into whether Oracle will be doing

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Giovanni Tirloni
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Calum Benson calum.ben...@oracle.comwrote: On 14/04/2010 20:55, Ben wrote: Alan, I agree with everything you say. The problem is, as everyone keeps saying, that the community that isn't attached to the company knows nothing about what's going on. It's a

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Ian Collins
On 04/15/10 04:19 AM, Alan Coopersmith wrote: Chad Welsh wrote: Well maybe this distro will communicate with its people besides the ones inside the company about the status of its latest release since you cut the balls off the release branch that should have continued. I assure you

Re: [osol-discuss] So when are we gonna fork this sucker?

2010-04-14 Thread Martin Bochnig
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 7:06 AM, Ian Collins i...@ianshome.com wrote: On 04/15/10 04:19 AM, Alan Coopersmith wrote: Chad Welsh wrote: Well maybe this distro will communicate with its people besides the ones inside the company about the status of its latest release since you cut the balls