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.
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