[OpenIndiana-discuss] Fixing IPS

[Peter Tribble]

On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM Goetz T. Fischer via openindiana-discuss <
openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org> wrote:

> On Sat, 22 Nov 2025 16:57:06 +0000 (UTC), Reginald Beardsley via
> openindiana-discuss wrote:
> > But it meets the replication constraint.  Whatever the state of the
> machine was, it can be
> > reproduced.
>
> well then an os with a rolling release model is just not the right thing
> for you. rolling releases
> are changing all the time by definition.
> if you want fixed, reproducible states then grab an os with a "regular"
> release schedule.
>

The fact that it's a rolling release is immaterial - exactly the same
problem can occur with
a set of fixed releases, if they are cleaned up or otherwise modified at
any point.

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