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Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:11:03 -0800
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
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Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> On 12/6/06, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
>> That's largely already the case, mostly because there is unfortunately
>> still a fair bit of rubber-stamping Solaris going on.
> 
> Don't say that, Peter.
> 
> I'm working on the committee now for many years and got most changes I
> (and those telling me their wishes) wanted through.  This is very much
> a technically oriented working group, not political.  In fact, of the
> regular members there are more with stakes in Linux than any of the
> other OSes combined.  If there are problems people perceive they can
> file bugs on the OpenGroup's site
> (http://www.opengroup.org/austin/defectform.html) or tell me about it.
> 

I'm quite aware of that, but I still think Sun has more resources to get 
their particular viewpoint through the committee -- it's just a matter 
of resources at hand.  I myself had to largely drop out due to other 
pressures, for example.

Now, I'm much happier with Solaris being rubber-stamped than some other 
possibilities.  However, it's very easy to sweep concerns under the rug 
by saying "legacy, out of scope."

	-hpa
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