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List:       opensolaris-smf-discuss
Subject:    [smf-discuss] How long will legacy scripts be supported?
From:       lianep () eng ! sun ! com (lianep () eng ! sun ! com)
Date:       2006-04-04 12:35:00
Message-ID: 200604041934.k34JYunp103067 () nihil ! sfbay ! sun ! com
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James Carlson writes:
> Nicolas Williams writes:
> > Well, no, Stable interfaces can be obsoleted, but they can't be removed
> > just any old time: only at minor releases and only with sufficient
> > forewarning (1 year, IIRC?), with warnings posted on update release
> > notes and in other places.
> 
> That's part of it.  Besides the notice (not sure where that is), the
> actual removal itself must be reviewed by the ARC and likely would
> have to explain either why there's no more third party software left
> that would be affected or why we needn't care.  That might be
> difficult.

We have no specific plans to propose removal of these legacy compatibility 
mechanisms in the near future.

Once the majority of Solaris ISVs, opensource software developers, and
admins who deliver init.d scripts or inetd.conf lines have adopted SMF, 
we can revisit the conversation about an appropriate timeline.  But,
there's a lot more to do to drive adoption first.

liane
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Liane Praza, Solaris Kernel Development
liane.praza@sun.com - http://blogs.sun.com/lianep


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