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Subject: Re: Cheat sheet
From: Gary Lawrence Murphy ####@####.####
Date: 10 Apr 2001 14:36:51 -0000
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>>>>> "N" == Nik Clayton ####@####.#### writes:

    N> .. a 'cheat sheet' for Linux users migrating to
    N> FreeBSD

Or a Solaris/IRIX user who migrated to Linux (like me ;)

    N> NFS
    N> To configure a host as an NFS server:
    N> RedHat Linux: Do foo, bar, baz.
    N> Debian Linux: Do bar, baz, foo.
    N> FreeBSD: Add 'nfs_server_enable="YES"' to /etc/rc.conf

    N> and so on and so forth.  Very short, simple answers, with
    N> pointers to more information as necessary.

So, in effect, what you want is the Unix Rosetta Stone.  I'm in
favour of that.

    N> I don't have the time to do this all by myself, so I'm looking
    N> for volunteers on the Linux side who could help me flesh out
    N> the structure a bit, and also add content for whatever their
    N> preferred distribution is.

How about this: I have WikiWiki software on my website that is just
itching for a suitable topic, and a unix Rosetta stone fits perfectly.
This way, if a Solaris person is looking for a BSD translation and
discovers the Solaris help is incomplete, they can just change it. 

-- 
Gary Lawrence Murphy ####@####.#### TeleDynamics Communications Inc
Business Innovations Through Open Source Systems: http://www.teledyn.com
"Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers."(Pablo Picasso)


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