[companion-discuss] Re: [desktop-discuss] Compiz 3D desktop packages in Companion CD

[Saurabh Vyas]

Erwann Chenede wrote:
> Hi Alan & Saurabh,
>
>    Thanks for the clarification.
>
>    Compiz only works on nevada. Is there already a companion CD for 
> SDX releases ?
As of now there is no activity on companion CD front for nevada (the 
work had stopped after S10 release).
But I feel it would be good idea to revive this distribution mechanism 
(I guess the build mechanism used there is bit old and it we do have 
spec-files-extra which uses `pkgbuild ` which a good framework to build 
packages for Solaris).
Well again the whole idea is to provide users with easy access to `cool` 
things like Compiz on Solaris.

~Saurabh

PS : Now the neveda distribution is called SxDE (Solaris Express 
Developer Edition!!!!!) ans SDX ;-) .

>
>       Thanks,
>
>          Erwann
>
> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>> I mean that if you call Sun support to report a bug, they will
>> tell you it's unsupported.   If a bug is found, there is no
>> mechanism to deliver a patch, just wait for the next version
>> of the Companion CD, which comes out only when a new Solaris
>> update release is issued, and if you've got a bug in the Solaris 8
>> or Solaris 9 companions, you're simply out of luck - since there
>> are no more Solaris 8 or 9 update releases, there will never be
>> any more Companion CD bug fixes.
>>
>> (These are among the reasons blastwave was originally created as
>>  independent of the Companion CD, despite the communities desire
>>  to build on the Companion CD, since it was simply unsustainable.)
>>
>> If the Companion plans to change from the way it's been handled for
>> the past 5 years that would be great, but given the incredibly meager
>> funding for it by Sun, and lack of community support, I would be very
>> surprised to see that happen.
>>
>>     -Alan Coopersmith-           alan.coopersmith at sun.com
>>      Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
>>
>> Steve Christensen wrote:
>>> Alan -
>>>
>>> Not sure what you mean by "absolutely none".  All of the current 
>>> Companion packages are in the process of being updated to their 
>>> latest versions and, as far as I know, this will continue and be 
>>> completed soon.  If a package gets put on the Companion through the 
>>> processes already defined for adding to the Companion, they will be 
>>> both updated and supported - at least that is my understanding.  The 
>>> only way I know of that this might not happen is if Companion 
>>> packages are dependent on something from other consolidations or 
>>> projects and these do not get updated.
>>>
>>> Steve Christensen
>>>
>>>
>>> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>>>> Erwann Chenede wrote:
>>>>> This could be a good delivery mechanism. What's the support level 
>>>>> expected from packages included in the companion cd (e.g. in term 
>>>>> of sustaining, etc.)
>>>>
>>>> Absolutely none - not even a promise to deliver new versions if major
>>>> bugs or security holes are found.
>>>>
>>
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