[indiana-discuss] Distro proliferation and causes of incompatibility (Was: Name of Distro?)

[Ian Murdock]

Eric Boutilier wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, Ian Murdock wrote:
>> Eric Boutilier wrote:
>>> I totally agree as I think everyone does. that is indeed a problem in 
>>> the
>>> Linux world, but it's intrinsically less of a concern here (way, *way*
>>> less, IMO).
>>>
>>> In short, in OpenSolaris land, the existing standard base of 
>>> compatibility
>>> is a completelely different animal than Linus' is:
>>>
>>> In terms of Linux, the attributes of the base (Linus' kernel project) 
>>> led
>>> to all those incompatible distros. By contrast, the intrinsic 
>>> attributes of
>>> our existing base and the environment from which it generates (which I
>>> trust you've noted are radically different/better in this regard) 
>>> leads to
>>> far more, though admitedly not absolute, unification and compatibility
>>> across distros and other projects, IMO.
>>
>> Are Solaris Express and Nexenta compatible today? I.e., can you build
>> a package on Solaris Express and install it on Nexenta and vice versa
>> without any concern about whether something might break? -ian
> 
> You do realize that's a strawman tactic, right?
> 
> But I have no problem engaging you on it anyway, if you want, but first,
> quid pro quo: please, for once, read what I actually wrote and tell me what
> you think is wrong in what I said. I might learn something.

You said, "OpenSolaris will not have compatibility problems because of
its intrinsic attributes." I pointed out a counterexample. How is that
a strawman tactic? -ian

-- 
Ian Murdock
650-331-9324
http://ianmurdock.com/

"Don't look back--something might be gaining on you." --Satchel Paige