[osol-mktg] Feature and Tutorial Blogging & Outreach

[Eric Boutilier]

Totally agree. Especially this part:

> ... what we don't want is for someone who's run Linux for
> 6 years to feel like a moron when they try out Solaris, they are just
> gonna tuck tail and run in many cases rather than ask for help...

Eric


On Thu, 6 Oct 2005, Ben Rockwood wrote:
> I want to encourage everyone who's blogging (or interested in blogging)
> to blog about features and functionality in Solaris10/OpenSolaris.
> You'll notice in my blog (cuddletech.com/blog/) that I've been covering
> lots of functionality, in fact I have for months, such as:
>
> - Simplifying Zone Management with NIS & AutoFS
> - Using RBAC on (Open)Solaris
> - Accessing CIFS Shares in OpenSolaris: Sharity
> - OpenAFS on Solaris10/SPARC
> - S.M.A.R.T. on Solaris
> - Patching Solaris 10
> - OpenSolaris Concepts
> - Dual booting OpenSolaris & Gentoo
> - Tape Robot Control in Solaris
> - Demystifying Sun's UltraSPARC Lines
>
> Thats just some of them in the last 60 days... there are more dating
> back to January on topics such as networking, basic setup and admin, so
> on and so forth.
>
> None of these topics are guru type material, and they aren't supposed to
> be.  I'll be honest, I get embaroused blogging stuff this basic out of
> fear that someone will think I'm dopey, but thats not whats important.
> Whats important is that we're seeing users pour into OpenSolaris, some
> are downloading, some are just looking, some are actively watching, etc,
> and what we don't want is for someone who's run Linux for 6 years to
> feel like a moron when they try out Solaris, they are just gonna tuck
> tail and run in many cases rather than ask for help.  Providing plenty
> of groundwork for new and experienced users alike is, I think, an
> essential way of welcoming them into our home.
>
> One thing thats really seperated us from other projects thus far is just
> how little infighting there is.  We're easy going (mostly) and open to
> new comers, and a way to just keep that good will running is to blog
> anything and everything so that when our new friends go looking for
> information they can find it.  This is just another form of outreach
> that helps everyone and can help you make a name for yourself in the
> process.
>
> benr.
>
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