>> Joerg Schilling wrote: >> I have problems if this was not labelled with "Sun" as this would cause >> harm to other existing OpenSolaris based distributions.
> Shawn Walker wrote: > I have yet to see any qualifying statements that indicate exactly > *how* other distributions would be harmed. I *think* Joerg is referring to the classic channel partner -vs- direct sales problem - if the OpenSolaris Community has its own distro, where is there room for other distros to compete? The answer, of course, isn't simple. The status quo changes, and we all have to change or be left behind. As an awesome first non-Sun distro, Schillix broke ground that made it possible for there to /be/ non-Sun distros. But, that was 2 years ago, and finally the community is getting itself up to speed. Rather than being a private effort run outside of the OpenSolaris Community, Indiana is producing a distro within the community itself. (It is interesting to note that of these 6 initial distros, only the SX and Belinix teams seem to have put in the effort to transform their outsider distros into something done within the community) In the end, though, this is a loosely structured community, driven by those who "do" rather than those who "talk". See a need, fill a need. Sometimes there are competing efforts and one succeeds while the other doesn't. Othertimes, both succeed wildly. It is all about choices. If Joerg or any of the other initial-distro leads had so desired, they *could have* created an OpenSolaris Community/Project to host and develop their distros; chances are that if they had, their efforts would now be the ones we would want to call OpenSolaris. Ironic, no? -John _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
