[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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