LSARC/2008/059 - SQLite

[Bart Smaalders]

Brian Cameron wrote:
> 
> So, since then, our stance has been that interfaces should be
> Volatile unless there is a real use case that indicates users
> should require the interface.
> 

So Joe OpenSolaris feels that inkscape would be a nice feature to add
to Solaris.... configure works, and the engineer discovers that
he's linking several libraries in usr/lib that are delivered
by JDS.  His SFW sponsor tells him that 5 of those libraries
have Volatile commitment levels, and cannot be linked with from
SFW w/o having his manager sign a contract.  He has no manager;
he's a OpenSolaris contributor.

What does he do now?

  1) figure out how to deliver into JDS?
  2) wait for us to revise the contract system to work
     with outside contributors...
  3) give up in disgust.

I think we need to rethink our processes.

- Bart





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