[oi-dev] [OpenIndiana-discuss] Updated OpenIndiana FAQ

[Johan S]

On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:33:24 +0100
Aurélien Larcher <aurelien.larcher at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I don t find the comparison useful ... i mean how useful is it ...?
> > Linux was written from scratch ... by Hp Ibm SGI and lot
> > of companies .
> > This is absolutely irrelevant and could only lead to flamewar...
> > Documentation is not a fair place for any kind of propaganda...
> > My 2 cts
> >
> 
> I agree with Johan, I do not think this is meaningful for the handbook.
> People running Linux do not care about reading about Linux in the FAQ and
> people who do not know about Linux (if any) may just benefit from the
> knowledge that illumos/*BSD/Linux follow the UNIX paradigm with slight
> differences.
> Discussions about origins, who funded what, ideology vs change of business
> model etc.. are off-topic.
> 
> The difference worth mentioning may be that illumos is not just a kernel
> unlike Linux (system approach like *BSDs vs Linux-type loose coupling ?).
> 
> 

Thanks , i had been using AT&T Unix, BSD*  and Linux for more than 20 years.
Nowadays people often get more confused calling Unix where they should call 
it Linux and vice versa.. just have a look in employment offers :-)
Working with superdome involves HPUX knowledge not Redhat , working on Onyx 
requires knowing IRIX which is BSD...
Keep things simple and avoid flamewars :-)
I would prefer reading somewhat like "Illumos has direct roots from Unix and
therefore is more than just an Unix like"
But then again is documentation the right place for philosophy ?
Eventually one can lead the reader to historical materials ... :-)