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

[Joseph Kowalski]

Mike Kupfer wrote:
>>>>>> "jek3" == Joseph Kowalski <jek3 at sun.com> writes:
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>
> jek3> My "back of the cocktail napkin" proposal is that this OpenSolaris
> jek3> team divide the packages/objects into two categories:
>
> jek3> 1) If delivered, must be delivered by the distro (core).
> jek3> 2) Everything else.
>
> Yes, I'd like to have a common core, and some collection of blobs that
> distros can choose to take or ignore.
>
> What I don't understand is how much the existing consolidation structure
> will need to change.  I think distros will have an easier time if they
> don't try to do surgery on a consolidation--either take it or don't, but
> don't modify it.  But I'm not sure that's a realistic goal.
>   
I think the division can be along package lines rather than 
consolidation lines.

Granted there are some tricky interactions.

- jek3