[arc-discuss] [pkg-discuss] [sysadmin-discuss] [install-discuss] Let's destroy the conary stuff. __/__ Re: Seeking early guidance for integrating a new package system into O/N. (conary)

[johansen at sun.com]

This thread is off-topic for pkg-discuss.  It would be better to
continue this conversation on opensolaris-discuss, or another list more
suitable to general discussion of OpenSolaris issues.

Thanks,

-j

On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 03:40:34PM -0700, Bruce Rothermal wrote:
> Keith M Wesolowski wrote:
> > If you just want a code repository you can stuff your ideas into at
> > will, you don't care about most of this; you just need to get a CG to
> > sponsor your project, which is a fancy way of saying that the high
> > muckety-mucks in the CG need to think what you want to do is a good
> > idea so that you can have your repository.  If you want anyone to
> > actually use your thing, you need to integrate it into one or more
> > consolidations, as appropriate, which triggers all this horrible
> > burdensome process designed and proven to ensure that the software we
> > love doesn't become a worthless pile of garbage.  If that *idea* is at
> > odds with your personal philosophy, integrating into OpenSolaris
> > consolidations might not be your cup of tea; consider trying to get a
> > distribution to accept your prroject on a standalone basis, taking a
> > private fork, or joining a different community.  If the
> > *implementation* of the process is found lacking, feel free to suggest
> > or work on improvements.
> >
> >   
> I thought the opensolaris was to be open to the world community to 
> contribute what they thought was interesting and valuable and what we 
> Sun thought was interesting and valuable would be in Sun Solaris. I 
> guess I was wrong.
> 
> Bruce
> 
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