[OpenIndiana-discuss] gfxdrm/OpenGL error with latest update

[Tim Mooney]

In regard to: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] gfxdrm/OpenGL error with latest...:

> Simple cost/benefit analysis - the cost of paying engineers to port the
> whole framework from Linux and keeping up-to-date with a rapidly changing
> upstream was determined to be more than the benefit to our customer base
> of doing it.  I expect a similar analysis is why commercially backed,
> server-oriented distros like SmartOS & OmniOS haven't ported them either.

Thanks for the info Alan!

"Not worth the time it takes to maintain" is exactly what I was expecting.

I also appreciate the insight into the change rate for the upstream
project.

Tim
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