[opensolaris-summit] My comments (very subjective) on proposed Summit topics

[Shawn Walker]

On 19/09/2007, Brandorr <brandorr at opensolaris.org> wrote:
>  Shawn Walker  Creating custom distributions using Indiana and possible
> legal obligations / requirements.
>
>             I don't know if there are going to be lawyers there. If not, I
> suggest we best not speculate.

I wasn't suggesting that we speculate. I've updated the entry to clarify:

	Project Indiana, as far as I know, has a goal of being a base for
others to create their own distributions upon. I would like to hear
more about how it might approach some of the issues that will face
people wanting to create their own distribution, or what the plan to
support them is. Some questions might include:

    * What is the plan to support distribution creators?
    * Will there be a special mailing list just for folks that are
creating their own distribution based off of Indiana?
    * Will there be special documentation explaining the legal,
technical, and other requirements? (i.e. possible redistribution
issues, copyright and trademark issues, licensing issues, etc.)
    * Can I create a distribution that has a Solaris kernel and GNU
userland (and the possible legal implications)?
    * Can I redistribute the nVidia drivers with my distribution?

While legal people may not be present, that should not stop getting a
list of possible questions for someone qualified to answer at a later
date. I would like to see this area addressed within the scope of the
OpenSolaris community (not just the Indiana project, although that
would be good too).

-- 
Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst
binarycrusader at gmail.com - http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/

"Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not
tried it. " --Donald Knuth