[okl4-developer] Happy New Year from OK Labs - let's get started using OKL4

[Steffen Schulz]

> In case you are interested in getting started using OKL4 but have been
> stymied with where to begin, I thought I would offer a few (hopefully)
> helpful tips which can all be found on our Wiki
> <http://wiki.ok-labs.com/> . And the Developers Community and Mailing
> List <https://lists.okl4.org/mailman/listinfo/developer>  is a great
> place to ask questions, share your thoughts and get feedback.
> 
>  Below are the recommended steps to get started with OKL4 at the
> Community Wiki:
> 
>  *   Explore and get familiar with the source code of OKL4 and OK:Linux
>  *   Try out sample configurations involving single or multiple cells using the OKL4 SDKs
>  *   Get up to speed on how to create bootable system images using Elfweaver (documentation available on Wiki)
>  *   Use System-on-Chip Developers Manual to port OKL4 to a new SoC solution
>  *   Post questions to the Developer Mailing List


Well then, as somebody who recently spend a few hours trying to get
familiar with OKL4, let me point out some issues:

- The wiki, appearantly the primary source of documentation, is almost empty
- CS9242 slides say IA32 is supported, but appearently silently dropped in 3.0
- CS9242 slides say roottask will get obsolete, EROS/NICTA page says
  Iguana is replaced by libs and should not be used. But what *should* be used and where to find it?
- No changelogs and no roadmap to read up on e.g. x86 or capabilities support or iguana
- Not even a versioned source repository to extract such information from..
- release-2.1.1-fix.7 does not adhere to own versioning policy
- Downloadable release-2.1.1-patch.9 is not mentioned anywhere on the wiki
- The tutorial ends after successful compilation..it would be useful to
  also say how to start it and give a short explanation of the
  components and where to find more documentation on them..

When you google for the changelog, you'll also find two earlier
unreplied mails to this list asking for it.


> Geek TV <http://www.ok-labs.com/community/ok-geektv/>

Wow, even the advanced OS lecture is available...this should be linked
in the wiki on a dedicated page for available documentation. I found
the UNSW youtube channel but not geektv...now I see it is also
prominently linked on ok-labs.com, but who reads the official
marketing-bla?

I'm also missing a repository of available FOSS applications/services
and ported libraries, even if only not actively maintained/supported.


/steffen