[ovs-dev] [PATCH 1/2] FAQ: Add FAQ entries from website.
Ben Pfaff
blp at nicira.com
Wed Jun 20 00:16:03 UTC 2012
On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 05:08:41PM -0700, Justin Pettit wrote:
> +Q: How can I try Open vSwitch?
> +
> +A: Open vSwitch is as source code to be built on a Linux system. You
Missing word here?
> + can build and experiment with Open vSwitch on any Linux machine.
> + Packages for various Linux distributions are underway and will be linked
> + to from this website as they materialize.
This could use an update, since at least Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora
have packaging. (Also, this file is not a website :-)
> + You may also download and run a virtualization platform that already
> + has Open vSwitch integrated. For example, download the ISO for Xen
> + Cloud Platform. Be aware that the version integrated with a
> + particular platform may not be the most recent Open vSwitch release.
> +Q: Why would I use Open vSwitch instead of the Linux bridge?
> +
> +A: Open vSwitch is specially designed to make it easier to manage VM
> + network configuration and monitoring state spread across many
s/monitoring/monitor/?
> +Q: How can I contribute to the Open vSwitch Community?
> +
> +A: You can start by joining the mailing lists and helping to answer
> + questions. You can also suggest improvements to documentation or offer
> + to write a configuration cookbook entry.
> +
> + If you have a feature or bug you would like to work on send a mail to
> + dev mailing list.
It'd be nice to mention some specifics here, such as a pointer to
where to join the mailing lists or at least the mailing list email
addresses.
Thanks,
Ben.
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