[arc-discuss] Classifying FOSS (was Re: Integrate Unison into Solaris)

[Torrey McMahon]

Before anyone asks I pulled off the psarc-ext alias. :)

Outside of the process argument in general I think its clear we need a 
better set of tools. I made the same argument at arc-chairs years ago 
before opensoalaris, opensource, the huge set of FOSS was being packaged 
up, etc.

Joseph Kowalski wrote:
>
> Back to the SDF, there weren't supposed to be any documents that were 
> just for ARC review.  The documents were supposed to just "fall out" 
> of other requirements.
>
> This never quite worked for a number of reasons.  A large one was that 
> the functional spec was too high level and the design spec was 
> probably too detailed.
>
> Anyway, all that I'm pointing is out the process is *supposed* to be 
> as light weight as possible and part of that is to accept a wide range 
> of possible materials.  Maybe this doesn't work anymore, but I still 
> think the process should be as light of a weight a process as possible 
> for the submitter.
>
> That said, the recent flurries of mail seem to indicate that "there 
> must be a better way".