[csw-users] Why support Solaris 8 onwards?

[James Lee]

On 20/09/07, 16:37:00, Torrey McMahon <tmcmahon2 at yahoo.com> wrote regarding
Re: [csw-users] Why support Solaris 8 onwards?:

> >>> http://www.sun.com/service/eosl/solaris/solaris_vintage_eol_5.2005.xml
> >>>
> >> 2009-03-31 looks like end of support to me.
> >>
> >> Phase 2 to us might mean keeping the archive on the mirrors but
> >> not updating, "access to existing".
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Solaris 8 End Of Service Life is 03/31/12
> >

> I would assert that Sun has more resources in the support space then
> Blastwave does and that aligning with the Sun support documents isn't
> the best thing to do.  Do we really want to maintain Solaris 8 packages
> for an other 4+ years?

2009-03-31 - today => 1 1/2 years

Sun supports the OS; we provide packages built on the OS.  We're doing
different jobs.  It's just a date that represents the last time anyone
will reasonably use S8.


I strongly believe we should set a date, one that gives people due
notice, announce it and stick to it.


> What about Solaris 9?

Good question, most of the augments put forward against S8 apply to S9,
(some even apply to S10, eg OpenSolaris libs).

Same rational?  Although personally I've skipped S9 completely so
after S8 is dropped I can start moaning. :-)





James.