[indiana-discuss] Proposal for Hardware Driver Detection Project (HDD)

[Paul Armstrong]

> One is written in Java, the other in Python. I think
> if merged HDD into SDD, I 
> think we'd lose some of the obvious benefits of
> writing it in Python (good native look and feel in Solaris, 

Also available in Java. Very much a subjective item not objective.

> easier possibility of linking it into IPS,

Just call the pkg commands.
Does a hardware detection tool really want to be digging around and importing random modules from the packaging system rather than just calling the packaging tools?

> light weight package content for the LiveCD).

How much are you going to save and where?
 
> > * SDDTool: scan machine (probably not running OpenSolaris), see list  
> > of supported devices, optionally download drivers from website,  
> > optionally report configuration to Sun HCL
> 
> You'd probably care more about what *doesn't* work
> wouldn't you? And then 
> optionally register that piece of hardware with Sun
> to give an indication that 
> they may want to consider writing software to support
> it.
> 
> > * HDDTool: scan machine (running OpenSolaris), see list of supported  
> > devices, optionally install drivers from IPS, report configuration to  
> > OpenSolaris community

We're much better off with one good tool than two mediocre tools.
If SDD is missing a few features, better to add them than write a new tool that also only does half the job.

Paul
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