[indiana-discuss] What's new in 2009.06? (submit your suggestions!)

[Glynn Foster]

On 30/04/2009, at 12:02 PM, Jim Walker wrote:

> Glynn Foster wrote:
>> For a sneak preview of what's on the list for 2009.06, take a look at
>> http://www.gnome.org/~gman/opensolaris-whats-new/
>> Comments welcome - I may have overlooked it. I'll be working to  
>> finalize this during the week and then get posted on opensolaris.com.
>
> Here's a stab at it...
>
> Suggest change from this:
>
> > Package Software For OpenSolaris
> >
> > SourceJuicer provides automated ackage submission and build  
> services to
> > the OpenSolaris community, and the gateway to the contrib/ and  
> pending/
> > repositories. SourceJuicer enables you to submit a spec file plus  
> the
> > other files required to build an IPS package and publish the  
> resulting
> > package into the /pending repository to be reviewed. If your  
> favourite
> > piece of software isn't available on OpenSolaris 2009.06 check out  
> the
> > package contribution proccess, try out SourceJuicer and join the  
> community!
> >
>
> To this:
>
> Contributing Software to OpenSolaris
>
> Don't see your favorite open source application? Have you always  
> wanted
> to do a little programming that helps others? Well, now's your chance!
> The OpenSolaris SourceJuicer enables you to submit spec file build  
> recipes
> that make it easy to port open source software to the OpenSolaris  
> contrib
> package repository that everyone can access. Checkout the SourceJuicer
> contribution process and join the Software Porters Community and  
> become
> a fellow Juicer!

Okay, I've made that change now, along with adding Stephen's  
suggestion of p5i file links to package installs and repositories.

> Note. The live pending repo is just a temporary place for developers  
> to
> review and access pkgs for testing prior to promotion to the contrib  
> repo.
> The contrib repo is for users and should be highlighted. The pending
> repo should not at this level of communication. We may need to do some
> re-education. The pending repo is not meant to be a place where users
> can get packages (ie. they disappear after promotion or when they get
> orphaned).

Okay, I'm fine with that. I've removed pending/ from the doc now.


Glynn