As we know, the last public update of dev repo was build 134, which was published almost three month ago. Assuming that OpenSolaris still plans (is it?) to follow half year release schedule, the period of dev repo freezing is now comparable to the release period itself. This makes one wonder whether current dev repo release policy makes any sense for general OpenSolaris user base, those outside Oracle inner circle.
While discussions and threads like "problems with snv_14x" pop up here and there, it is frustrating for global OpenSolaris community, since those builds are not available from the repo anyway (unless someone likes always to use sources as a starting point). While those within Oracle refer to secrecy and non disclosure issues regarding the upcoming release dates, there is no reason to keep in secret the policy regarding dev repo updates. If the plan is to release updates for some time, and then to freeze the repo for more than a half of release period - let it be clearly specified somewhere for the benefit of OpenSolaris community (or is it clearly stated somewhere already?). This way everyone will know what to expect and it will help avoiding unnecessary frustrations. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
