[gnu-sol-discuss] Re: [sfwnv-discuss] Re: [ports-discuss] Re: [sfwnv] Open Source software and OpenSolaris. What is the deal?

[Shawn Walker]

On 04/05/07, Joseph Kowalski <jek3 at sun.com> wrote:
> The goal should be "easily available for OpenSolaris".

This is what I agree with completely. I don't like or want the
silliness that the Linux world tries to have of integrating every
single package in existence. It's too much of a support burden and it
often holds packages back. That's why I've always liked the "Universe"
approach that Ubuntu, etc. use, or the community repositories Fedora
has available.

Easily, available, installable, etc. is far preferable to me than
integrated into Solaris. Once you do integration, there are
expectations created that just aren't reasonable.

That and your base os ends up horribly bloated.

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

Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst
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