[indiana-discuss] License and redistribution of the OpenSolaris updates

[James Cornell]

Outside the scope of what the CD installs I believe OpenOffice.org  
will be one of the only things from ips that is supported.  Business  
types need productivity software and this is the most easily  
accessible product, and probably one of the better supported titles in  
the open-source industry.

Mp3 decoders, fonts, DVD won't happen Sun doesn't have a license and  
they're not easy to get for mass distribution unless you're Microsoft  
or Apple and can count your download hits right.

I believe patches to hardware of immediate concern here, this would  
definitely be the most locked part that would be escalated patches.   
Such things would be rolled into the next release.  Security patches  
are available, just as they are to Solaris 10 users without contract.   
Enhancements are attained through upgrading releases just as it is  
upgrading Solaris 10 from U4 to U5.

James
On Jun 1, 2008, at 11:52 PM, Ché Kristo wrote:

> So basically (and please correct me if i am wrong)
>
> - pkg.opensolaris.org service will be the same for all comers,  
> subscription or not
> - there will be a pkg.sun.com repository which will be accessible  
> only by people on support subscriptions. This site will include non- 
> free and proprietary packages that can not be included on  
> pkg.opensolaris.org
>
> So that leaves me with a question or two:
>
> - Can we get a clear definition of what is the core opensolaris that  
> is supported under the agreement, does it include only what comes on  
> the livecd or does it include additional packages such as OOo?
>
> - What is going to be hosted at pkg.sun.com, please tell me its  
> things like video codecs and DVD playback libraries that will enable  
> folk who need to not violate patents to enjoy such simple things as  
> playing a DVD.
>
> - Are the non-subscribers going to be missing out on security  
> patches and enhancements made available to subscribers? If so to  
> what extent?
>
> I'm sorry to ask a million and one questions but product page on  
> sun.com is so vague that I don't know what I am buying and whether  
> it offers me any value...
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