Hello. I wish to write a paper that describes what it means to port
from vxworks/CE/other to linux in all apects but from your
experience. The bellow
is a list of questions.
why did you port ?
when did the porting started ?
what type of system you have , server, realtime, ...?
Can you estimate how many lines of code were ported ?
Was there an effort to teach the engineers linux ? did it
succeed / partialy succeed ?
If new engineers were recruited, was it difficult to find linux
programmers ? how long did it take to recruit ?
Was the same team structure preserved or a new hirarchy created ?
how long did it take to the first linux product ?
Did you release new versions of the old OS while migrating ? after the
migration is done ?
if so , do you have the same engineers supporting the old code ?
What are the information resources you used for that ?
Did you consult with professionals ? how did you reach a decision what
sort of linux flavor to use ?
Were new positions/skills required ? Did you recruit platform
engineers ? Kernel engineers ?
Did you use porting libraries or a nother solution ? did you change
the system design ? Did you use other programming languages other than
c and c++ to migrate ?
Once the porting was complete can you estimate whether it takes the same
effort to release a product ?
What was the clients response when they were told you changed OS ? Did
they know or care ?
Is the linux product required to do more than the old OS product?
Were all engineers using the same operating system or did some
programmers use linux while others running windows ? Did it matter ?
Were there any logistics changes due to the porting ? Did the IT
department took part , like switching exchange server
to something else ?
Did you use the same source control system ? bug tracking system ?
Did you keep your code closed or is it open/partialy open ?
thank you
raz
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