one of the things that i've proposed before [1], which would when attempting the jump from Linux to OpenSolaris, would be some sort of Linux <=> Solaris Rosetta Stone.
i.e., a document that tells me that what rc-update show will do for me in Gentoo, svcs -a will give me in Solaris. these things aren't hard to discover necessarily, but when you run into one after another during install they can, in aggregate, be frustrating. as Adam says, it's a potential barrier to entry for the Linux crowd. seems like a perfect opportunity for a wiki, IMO. - sog [1] http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady/archives/000831.html On 10/27/05, Adam Leventhal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One barrier when adopting a new operating system is the lack of > familiarity with the local customs and traditions. With one's old > operating system one accomplished a given task a certain way, but on > foreign soil that knowledge has to be enhanced or at least augmented > with the corresponding OpenSolaris methology. I'm hoping to create a > community of users familiar with Linux who are interested in or have > adopted OpenSolaris. My hope is that this community will be make the > transition easier for themselves and others by answering the common > questions (e.g. "ln -s truss strace"), _and_ will be a resource for > people working on OpenSolaris to understand -- and address -- the > comparative advantages and disavantages. > > Perhaps this should be a broader "Immigrant" (or "Refugee"?) community > with sub-communities for the operating systems of origin (Linux, *BSD, > Windows, BeOS, Amiga, etc.). > > I personally will find this tremendously useful as an OpenSolaris developer > as I'm often curious about how other operating systems work, but don't > have enough experience with them to feel that I can evaluate them fairly. > Thanks. > > Adam > > -- > Adam Leventhal, Solaris Kernel Development http://blogs.sun.com/ahl > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
