[indiana-discuss] Standards ? An derivative proposal.

[Tim Bray]

On Jan 15, 2008, at 6:30 AM, Bryan Boone wrote:

> ...But if Indiana wants to lure Linux folks to Solaris, it needs to
> offer tools that are familiar.  I cut my teeth as a Windows 3.0
> developer, but I came to Linux via Mac OS X.  What was true in OS X
> (BSD) was true, for the most part, in Linux.  Migration was easy and  
> it
> was a win-win for me.
>
> I keep coming back to Solaris

Same story, except for I came from Linux to OS X.  I'm comfy and at- 
home using the GNU userland, and there are millions more like me.   So  
I think that from the Sun and Solaris point of view, a GNU-flavored  
Indiana is a good thing.

But what John is asking for is perfectly reasonable.  He wants the  
Indiana goodies (installer, package manager, and so on) without losing  
the "Solaris classic" userland.  I don't think that's a particularly  
good investment for Sun, but I think it's 100% reasonable for John ,  
and those who share his tastes, to build what he wants while being  
part of the Indiana community.  -Tim