I guess I find the "difference" between b90 and opensolaris trivial given we're supposed to be getting constant updates following the sxce builds.
On 6/12/08, Mike Gerdts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> They aren't even close to each other. ?Things like in-kernel cifs will >> never be put back. >> >> My question is, what is holding you back from just deploying on sxce? >> Sun now offers support for it. > > To the best of my knowledge, Sun has never provided support for sxce. > They have provided support for sxde, but that is winding down. > > http://developers.sun.com/sxde/support.jsp > > With the release of OpenSolaris 2008.05 we are pleased to > announce the availability of OpenSolaris Subscriptions > support as well as Sun Developer Expert Assistance for > OpenSolaris. This marks the end of the SXDE program. To > provide a smooth transition to OpenSolaris support, Sun > Developer Expert Assistance for SXDE 1/08 will remain > available through July of 2008. Thank you for your support > and participation. We look forward to seeing you at > opensolaris.com. > > If you've been following the various lists related to OpenSolaris > 2008.05, you will likely understand that the plans and mechanisms > around its support are not yet fully baked. Currently, the only > installation mechanism requires a live CD and GUI console. This > doesn't fit very well with my idea of what I want to run in production > in a data center. That, combined with a relatively short > supported life (18 months) it doesn't fit the bill for many data > centers. > > I'm thinking that by the time that it is possible to have a private > repository (e.g. mirror of pkg.sun.com) and the current batch of > really fresh code from the Installation and Packaging community gets > burned in a bit, the 18 month cycle will not be such a big deal in > many cases. It's shaping up that upgrading to the latest bits should > be easier and safer than patching is today. > > -- > Mike Gerdts > http://mgerdts.blogspot.com/ > _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
