Il 17/11/2014 14:22, Sven Kieske ha scritto: > > > On 17/11/14 08:41, Itamar Heim wrote: >> >> 1) Is this still an issue? > Yes of course, or is it implemented yet? > >> 2) Can we afford to dilute the focus we have as it is hard enough to >> stabilize the currently supported distro's? is it worth the >> potential impact? > In general: Software which supports multiple operating systems/distros > tends to be more stable, because some bugs just get found on specific > platforms. > the general ovirt technology is available "everywhere" (TM): java & python >> 3) Would it have maintainers catering to it so it won't be left behind >> / delay development? > this is a question for de...@ovirt.org (CC'ed ;) ) >> 4) Why bother with host support, ovirt-node can be used? > My impression is, that most users don't use ovirt-node, because > this project has not enough dev power and lacks certain stuff >> 5) Why bother with engine support, a virtual appliance or a docker >> image could be used? > docker is inherently insecure (a famous red hatter said: it's like > download random code from the internet and run it as root), so docker > is no option today, imho. >> 6) if we do it, should we focus on Ubuntu or Debian distro first? > well, the general rule of thumb is: if it runs on debian it runs on > ubuntu. I see way more debian than ubuntu servers, but for modern > deployments this changes. my personal opinion is, that ubuntu sucks > as a server os. >> 7) if we do it, should we focus on host or engine first? > atm you are focusing host, there are some bugs open for that > and it's planned for 3.6. (that's what I read at least) > > General note: > > Imho ovirt would greatly benefit from more supported distros. > Not just debian and ubuntu, but you have to start somewhere. > you can attract many devs, which just don't use el/fedora. > > furthermore, the basic technology runs on any linux distribution: > java and python > > so these are "just" integration issues (path to configfiles, > different init systems, packaging not in rpm, but deb, etc.) > > This is still a huge effort, but I guess canonical and various > debian developers would maybe join the effort to make ovirt > work on their platform.
I would really like to see them joining the effort! :-) > > my 2 cent > -- Sandro Bonazzola Better technology. Faster innovation. Powered by community collaboration. See how it works at redhat.com _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users