[indiana-discuss] Ok here come my 2c

[Laurent Blume]

Michal Bielicki a écrit :
[snip]
> So getting back to the point, the q. for me is not which GUI, which
> packaging, which bla bla app to add but rahter, what all can we get rid
> of ? What is the smallest common denominator ? How to make this smallest
> common denominator usefull as a demo ? How to make it so that it is easy
> to roll your own ? Lets say Freelaris, the distro that includes
> freeswitch or siparis, the distro around the sipx server.
> 
> Anyway thats just MHO

I agree with Michal ideas. Something like that would *help* all existing 
distros, not *compete* with them.

As for packaging, I'll add my 0,015 €:
yes, Solaris packaging is old, rusty, creaking at the joints. I've had 
many issues with it. It can, and does, break in nasty ways.
However, I would not like that a distro calling itself WhateverSolaris 
would not use something compatible with Solaris, at the minimum, with 
the CLI commands. Ian himself rehashed how important compatibility is in 
the Solaris name.

What I mean is not that this SysV packaging is sufficient, but that it 
needs improvement, and that a project Indiana should help improving it, 
and putting it up to par with current systems. I know there's some work 
being done on that already. It shouldn't just barge ahead and abandon it 
altogether. If Solaris packaging system is to be replaced (and that 
might be a good solution), it should be pushed forward at the same time.

Laurent

PS:
I've also had packaging issues with Debian. Oh, and RedHat, too. They're 
not perfect, either. And they lack the concept of patches, which is 
something that, for all its flaws, I like a lot in the Solaris packaging 
system.
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