On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Michael Powell <nightre...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Fernando Apesteguía wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I was wondering if anyone has considered the creation of a kernel >> newbies mail list for FreeBSD. >> I am aware of two places where someone can ask questions about that: >> either freebsd-hackers@ or the "FreeBSD Development" forum >> at http://forums.freebsd.org. >> >> I've been following the Linux kernel newbies list for a while and I >> think it is very informative. >> >> Would it be good to have such a list? >> > Can't say for sure myself, but certain points do spring to mind - mainly > based upon the fact than 'BSD's are not Linux. The main difference that > would apply is the separation in the Linux world between kernel development > and userland. Some work on the kernel while others package distros, adding a > userland to what kernel developers produce. > > FreeBSD is not Linux in that it is a complete operating system, kernel and > userland are developed together and distributed as a complete unit. Since > there is no separation between kernel and userland development maybe an
Actually, there is separation. Although they are shipped as a one complete and integrated product, they do differ in the way they are developed. > alternate proposal might be for people coming to FreeBSD from the Linux > world to endeavor to learn and adjust to what has worked for the community > well for many years now. In other words, leave the Linuxisms in Linux land > and learn the FreeBSD-isms. Yes, that's one way to do it. In fact, that's probably one of the most straightforward ways to jump from Linux to FreeBSD. > > The FreeBSD community does try and function as a meritocracy for a lofty > goal. It may not be perfect, but it also does try and be open and look at > new ideas when they come around. Things not immediately dismissed out of > hand will be debated from the bottom up, and if by the time it percolates > upwards to the top it has survived many a thrashing it may just be > committed. > > So, no harm in proposing new ideas. Just keep in mind that many times such > proposals have a limited lifetime and have actually been proposed before. > The community may have bandied the idea about and decided not to pursue it. > Then it is quickly forgotten until the next cycle comes around with some > newcomer proposing the same thing again. It happens. Witness the "Why Do You > Have a Devil for a Mascot" meme that continues to resurface periodically > year after year. We got tired of that many years ago, but it just will not > go away... :-) > > So if the larger community and it's reasoned approach decides a proposal has > merit for whatever number of supporting arguments, and idea might just take > flight. Whatever I, as one individual, may think about any one idea/proposal > it is the larger community in general that will decide. It was just an idea. I don't really know if there is room for such list. Maybe it is better to ask questions (though they could have an 'obvious' answer) at freebsd-hackers@ or freebsd-current@ as Robert suggested. Regards. > > -Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"