Re: first release date

[esmith <esmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:

> :Yes, late in the month.  Would end-of-year may be feasible for
> :VFS/packaging?  That's a question for the folks working on it, which may be
> :better asked on, say, July 1st.
>
>     I've been thinking about packaging seriously for the last few days and
>     the more I think about it, the more I think we should just port Debian's
>     apt-get, enforce a multi-installed-version capability (e.g. for libraries),
>     and then focus on bringing patches into that framework.
>
>     We'll definitely not have a packaging system in the first release, but 
>     I think having something by the end of the year is doable (and a good
>     goal).
>
> 					-Matt
> 					Matthew Dillon 
> 					<dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Yeah, there is no reason why a package system can't be just another 
user-land application and still achieve the goals desired. I'll write a 
system, and if you like it, you can have it.

Beyond the stated feature goals on the DragonFly web page, if anyone 
wants to suggest desirable features, please do so.