FOSS and Interface Taxonomy levels

[Joseph Kowalski]

Danek Duvall wrote:
> [ Taking this off the 2008/170 discussion. ]
>   
I see that my suggestion of a different thread happened even before I 
commented.
> If we had a better delivery system, that would allow for a smaller "core"
> but still allowed users to easily install a larger amount of software, we
> could push the more volatile things off into this arena, and make them
> available perhaps only through explicit "user pulls", rather than Sun /
> distro "pushes", then this problem would be alleviated.
>
> However, given that we have effectively a single distribution channel, we
> have to make the best of it that we can.  And right now, that involves
> pushing a lot of software through it that may not satisfy the stability
> desires that we've held for a long time.  This isn't just a management push
> -- there are a lot of engineers who want to make more software available,
> regardless of how appropriate it might be to build stuff on.  A large
> portion of the world has learned to live with the pain, and even accepts it
> in limited circumstances.
>   
This sounds like the car is on fire, but we need to drive on regardless.

I agree with Danek's assessment of the issue.

I disagree with the ordering.

Observation: Having a well architected repository for well triaged 
components would
be less expensive than having this discussion again and again and again.

Observation: Delivery of "nethack" is important enough that even it 
can't wait for a
repository.  Well, I never would have thought....

- jek3