[ogb-discuss] OpenSolaris processes

[Alan DuBoff]

On Tue, 8 Jan 2008, Garrett D'Amore wrote:

> I'd really love to see LSI get fully involved in Solaris or OpenSolaris, 
> have an LSI employee participating on mailing lists, etc.  But that 
> hasn't happened.

We haven't seen any participation, but that doesn't mean they're not 
following it.

> So at the end of the day, the support for the author of "mfi" is 
> quite possibly going to be better than what LSI gives... even though LSI is 
> in possession of information that nobody else is.

Possibly but we do get some goodness out of the LSI megasas driver, and it 
is in the community's interest to have LSI involved with OpenSolaris, IMO.

> If anyone from LSI is watching this mail thread... please speak up and 
> prove me wrong!  I'd be thrilled to have your participation here.

My guess is they wouldn't be on this list if they were on any.

> But in the case of Sun, there is a special problem in that almost all of 
> the OGB, and many (most?) of the Core Contributors work for Sun.

Why does/should that matter?

All are a part of the community at large.

> OGB has power if they want to exercise it.  But they have to be in 
> agreement about the action they take first.

What type of power? How could they excercise it?

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Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group