Frank Hofmann wrote: > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/on/devref_toc/ > > Quote: > "The Developers Reference is big. Really, really big. I mean, > you just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly > big it is." > > Two options on that sentence: > > It's scary to you because it means you'll have to read through all > this stuff, understand it all, memorize it all, and then follow all > these rules - for nothing more than just to get started ? > ==> You're a "process hater". > > It's comforting to you because it means you'll be able to quickly ramp > up, gain insight fast and contribute efficiently once you've read and > understood it because its sheer size makes sure all your questions on > "how to do it" are answered ? > ==> You're a "process lover". > > > We want both sorts of people to contribute, don't we ? Well put :). We want both sorts of people to contribute, no doubts! But that link you pasted, http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/on/devref_toc/ probably took Sun 10 years to develop and improve with very good reasons. If you are a new comer to OpenSolaris, whether you are a process lover or hater, it is tough act :/ But Kudos to the OpenSolaris team who put all these together on the web, at least there is a reference to look up!
But bearing in mind, that is only instructions for ON, not including any other consolidations [1] and each of the consolidations quirks. It all adds up. Looking at Indiana context, we are looking at multiple groups/communities delivering into a binary distros. I am sure there are many things we have to work and improve along the way. I bet we will be so much wiser when we ship the second release of Indiana :) What am I saying is let not build up walls, if anyone has concerns about the approach and direction, let voice it and direct it, but don't halt it :) -Ghee [1] Okay, I am guilty of using a Sun's terminology here, essentially a consolidation is a group who delivered a set of product which is part of the whole Solaris.
