nexenta

[Sasha Tsykin]

I meant in principle, once it was ready for release. I have never used 
it myself, but it interests me.

Sasha

Øivind Hoel wrote:
> Nexenta is very much a work in progress, and based on my limited tests
> of it, it's certainly not ready for mainstream adoption like the
> various ubuntu flavours. I like the idea, and will probably test it
> countless more times than I have, but as it has screwed up my laptop
> multiple times in the past (possibly and really most likely due to
> user-error), I can't see how we could possibly advertise it as an
> ubuntu flavour proper.
> 
> Just my thoughts, anyway...
> 
> On 3/22/06, Sasha Tsykin <stsykin at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is there some reason why Nexenta is not integrated into Ubuntu as a
>> sister distribution like Kubuntu and Xubuntu? If it used the same
>> repositories, servers, etc. it would be much simpler to try it out, and
>> it would make it easier for the developers too without inconveniencing
>> those who develop Ubuntu and its current sister operating systems. The
>> argument could be made that it uses a different kernel altogether, but
>> it has proved to be no particular issue to have multiple kernels already
>> in the same repositories so far, and multiple architectures for almost
>> every other package.
>>
>> The other possible argument would be that Ubuntu is Linux, but I see no
>> reason for Ubuntu sister operating systems to always be based on Linux,
>> given that they are not all based on Gnome. It would raise the profile
>> of Nexenta at no cost to Ubuntu if Nexenta packages were to be included
>> in the repositories.
>>
>> Sasha
>>
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