[c-nsp] 12.2.18-SXF4

[Jared Mauch]

On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 03:05:45AM -0400, Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 09:47:28AM +0300, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> > > There is a split in the IOS releases for 6500 and 7600 (because their
> > > target markets are different).The 6500 platform will continue on the
> > > 12.2SX train (with modular IOS / ION), and the 7600 will use the new
> > > 12.2SR train (first release: 12.2(33)SRA).
> > 
> > I know all that.  It still doesn't answer my question.  Additional
> > question along the same train (sorry for the pun), "why isn't 12.2(33)SRA
> > modular?
> 
> If I had to go out on a limb and guess, I would say it is because service 
> provider actually want to use those pesky "features" (v6, mpls, etc) that 
> make the modular version a deal killer.
> 
> Besides, picking one version (like say the modular code base) and 
> developing it until it is actually good and useful makes too much sense. 
> Better to develop a bazillion different trains, each with a portion of the 
> things that you want but none with the complete picture, and let the 
> different business units controlling those trains fight amongst themselves 
> in a holy war of empire building. It's the Cisco way. :)

	Cisco is a product company, not a technology company.  Each
new "product" has their own software release initially.  That
is the cisco way.  This means it must be easier to find software
developers than hardware developers as they're stuck doing more
work.

	I encourage everyone to tell cisco they want such modularity
on their other platforms.  The problem may not be a technical one
for making some of the platforms modular.

	- Jared

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