[[!meta title="u2u: unix 2 unix"]] ## unix 2 unix the "bring unices together" technical and social project --- ## Motivation There are many different Unix versions ("Unices") out there today. As a FOSS developer I interact with many different developers, who, like me, use many different versions of Unix. Many parts of each Unix are being reinvented over and over again, which is not bad in general (things are beeing improved). The question is: Why should one Unix not use the advantages another Unix has? The other motivation is to reduce the gap between different Unices: So a Unix admin can easily use and hack for Unix B, if she only knows Unix A. Thus, if she creates a cool feature for Unix A to speedup the boot process to last only 0.5 seconds, she can submit it to developers of Unix C to Z. ## Ideas There are already many ongoing efforts in this direction (see below for examples), but this is a different idea: It's a platform for Unixers independently of the Unix (they|you) are using!

As most Unixers like easy to use interfaces, I chose to create a new mailing list (just because I think that newsreaders suck more than MUAs). The difference to existing projects is, that it is not focussed

Nor is the idea of this project to create a Unix. What this project may possibly be able to do is ## Status * ***Calling people*** To make progress and bring Unixers together, there is a need to be known, so more people join and discuss their ideas. Remember: This website is just a plattform - you're the one who has to act. * Subscribe to the mailing list, Otherwise, you may also just * blame me for this website, * tell me that it is (unecessary|has already been done|<insert flame|praise here>) * and then let others know, what cool ideas you've in your mind. * Or visit the [archive](http://l.schottelius.org/pipermail/u2u/).

Examples

Some projects I'm aware of, which bring together Unices:

Do you know about more projects? I would be happy, if you let me know! [[!tag unix net]]