Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:34:12 -0700 From: "Russell L. Carter" <rcarter@pinyon.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HOWTO articles for migrating from Linux to FreeBSD, especially for pkg? Message-ID: <53EC1214.9020505@pinyon.org> In-Reply-To: <20140813213718.4814f58c@arch> References: <20140811221043.492110d4@arch> <CAG=rPVdht0jYnpWjd0rkiy=Lv5cXUiz5e=4zvrLN9f-6sLHSow@mail.gmail.com> <20140813213718.4814f58c@arch>
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On 08/13/14 17:37, Thiago Barroso Perrotta wrote: > On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:19:16 -0700 > Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > >> Thiago, >> >> I really liked the blog articles you wrote: >> >> http://thiagoperrotta.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/here-be-dragons-freebsd-overview-part-i/ >> http://thiagoperrotta.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/here-be-packages-freebsd-overview-part-ii/ >> >> and you have very good suggestions. >> >> You seem like a very positive person, and are willing to make good >> suggestions and contributions. >> >> We (FreeBSD community) should take your suggestions, because you are >> a newcomer, so you are seeing things with fresh eyes. >> >> I am a bit busy these days, but would you have time to maybe help me >> write some HOWTO's for >> FreeBSD, especially things that help people migrate from Linux to >> FreeBSD? >> >> Thanks. >> -- >> Craig > > Hi Craig, > > Thanks. I guess we can work that out, feel free to e-mail me and tell > what you have in mind whenever you like. > I love this idea. I recently moved back to FreeBSD after 14 years on debian, and was shocked at how great poudriere + pkg is for maintaining a consistent set of packages for a cluster of systems. (I know it's pitiful compared to the cloud, but I've got 3 FreeBSD and 3 debian-testing atm, and two of those debians are in danger of forced religious conversion. :-) The main reason I moved to debian in the first place is I was working in high user-space and I needed "office" apps (egads) working consistently and reliably through upgrades, and the ports system then was not up to the job. It is now! Basically, poudriere + pkg is debian apt-file + apt-cache + apt-get + approx with the added benefit of site specific, port-specific options. Maybe like arch? So I would be very willing to contribute to this project, if that makes sense. Best, Russell (what list should this move to? Perhaps ports?)
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