[companion-discuss] Re: [sfwnv-discuss] Re: OpenSolaris consolidation project (integration) Draft 2... (was Open Source ... What is the deal?)

[Shawn Walker]

On 10/05/07, Brian Gupta <brian.gupta at gmail.com> wrote:
> In light of the recent announcement by Ian, I think this might give
> this thread new light. (Please tell me if my take away (understanding)
> is different than the intended message.)

I don't see any official announcement. If anything, I've only seen
wild speculation in a new article with absolutely no specific details.

> Ok, I would say at this point we should evaluate the major Linux
> packaging systems. (I'd like to go with apt, and start building source
> packages. (Eventual, we could hope to have common source packages with
> Ubuntu.)

apt is not a packaging system. apt-get is a frontend for a packaging
program at last check called dpkg.

> Please let me know if anyone is interested in working on a proposal to
> the OGB for community change ups. I am thinking that in light of the
> new information, we should just call the community "Linux
> integration", and make all of the rest projects in that community. (If
> anything touches another community it would be branched to the the
> proper forum).

Bad name and too focused on a single item. Plus I suspect if this is
an actual project inside Sun, they already have a name and already
have a project that will join the OpenSolaris website soon.

Not only that, Linux is a trademarked word, you should not use it like that.

If you really want your own project try, "OS Immigration Project" or
the like (I swear we already have something similar).

> P.S. - If anyone doesn't like this, they could always start their own
> distro, that follows the old Solaris model.

You speak as if this was the new official direction and there was no
room for any other.

-- 
"Less is only more where more is no good." --Frank Lloyd Wright

Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst
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