[BlueOnyx:06577] Re: Trouble in the CentOS camp

[Michael Stauber]

Hi Ernie,

> Originally BlueQuartz was written for Fedora, I think it was I that
> suggested to the list to port it to CentOS many years ago, now we are
> locked in.  How hard would it be to go back to Fedora as a base for
> BlueOnyx if it hits the fan in the CentOS camp?

I agree with anyone else that FC would be a very bad choice. It is a desktop 
OS and has a very short life cycle. So it is not really suiteable for usage on 
as a server OS for the kind of box that we try to deliver with BlueOnyx.

But yeah: BlueOnyx is modular and flexible enough that it can be ported to 
different Linux distributions. If that distribution is RPM based, things are 
even easier. If it uses different kinds of package management (see Debian for 
example), then things get more complicated and more effort is needed for the 
porting. But it's still possible. Keep me warm and fed and I'll do it in two 
to three months.

I think what we're seeing now over at the CentOS list is just the usual storm 
in the water glass. Impatient people are rippling the pond and want CentOS6 
available like "right now" and accuse the developers of failing, because they 
haven't delivered yet. Doesn't that happen like every time a major release is 
in the works? It gets kind of old.

To be honest: I'm glad it's not out yet, because I currently wouldn't have the 
time at hand to immediately jump at it and finish porting BlueOnyx to CentOS6. 
The current tentative release timeline of March/April suits me much better. 
:o)

If all fails and CentOS really dies (which I don't think will happen anywhere 
in the close future), then we'll go through our options and will pick a 
different platform for BlueOnyx. Probably it'll be a fork of CentOS, because I 
think the CentOS project has reached a point where it is too big to fail. One 
group of other will pick up the pieces and will fork it. But ultimately our 
choice will then be based on what's available at that time and what is most 
suiteable for the task at hand.

-- 
With best regards

Michael Stauber
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