[arc-discuss] [install-discuss] [sysadmin-discuss] Seeking early guidance for integrating a new package system into O/N. (conary)

[John Plocher]

Alan DuBoff wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008, John Plocher wrote:
> 
>>   Indiana is not a release in the ARC vocabulary, but only
>>   a snapshot in time of the development of Nevada as seen
>>   thru a veneer of Indiana special sauce prototypes
> 
> Whoa, wait a second. I thought we were talking about the packaging system?


We are.  It is the packaging system that currently exists as part of
the prototype Indiana Special Sauce Project.  While there /are/
future desires, right now IPS is simply a prototype that is being
developed outside of the Nevada Admin/Install/ON source tree.


> I don't expect Indiana as a whole to go through ARC, but the pieces that 
> it is comprised of.

The ARC does not review products.  It instead reviews the various
projects that are implementing features, bugfixes and other related
changes - projects that then integrate into components which are
used to construct products.

The consolidations-of-record out in OpenSolarisLand include
	Admin.Nevada
	Install.Nevada
	ON.Nevada
	Xorg.11r7(iirc)
Note that there is no "Indiana" consolidation.

ARC review is needed[*] before integrating something into one
of these consolidations; while it would be beneficial for the
teams to ARC Early and Often, as long as they do it before
integration, it /is/ their call as to when and how they interact
with the ARC.

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[*] See the forthcoming OS.o/ARC relationship project for details


> 
> In Phil's message it seemed that he was complaining that IPS didn't go 
> through ARC. Is that possible? I mean, at least it would have to go 
> throug as a fasttrack, no?

At some time before integrating into Nevada's ON/Admin/Install, yes.

Would I like to see ARC interaction (not necessarily commitment)
before going into ANY distro snapshot?  Damn right I would - because
I feel it contributes to community building, better architecture,
and a more transparent and open process.  But, I'm only one voice,
even though I talk a lot :-)


   -John