[csw-users] Why support Solaris 8 onwards?

[Dennis Clarke]

> On 9/19/07, Ben Taylor <ben.taylor at sun.com> wrote:
>> But I'm willing to let the minority keep the bloat factor high
>> just to support thier little patch.
>
> What is the bloat you and others have mentioned?
>

Install Solaris 8 onto a fresh box.

Then install pkg-get along with CSWcommon and CSWopenssl and CSWwget.

Then pkg-get -i gnome

You will see a massive pile of software being installed. Massive.

A lot of that *may* be duplications in Solaris 10.

Please read :

  http://lists.blastwave.org/pipermail/users/2007-September/005570.html

I would like to hear your comments.

Dennis