Comparison to other package managers for new users (was: Re: Deprecating port list)

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Apr 8, 2009, at 15:23, C. Florian Ebeling wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 6:14 PM, Rainer Müller wrote:
>> Olivier Le Floch wrote:
>>> On 12 mars 09, at 18:41, Jeremy Lavergne wrote:
>>>
>>>>> If you are concerned that new users who are already familiar with
>>>>> different packagement systems have a hard time to get used to
>>>>> 'port', we
>>>>> could create a wiki section which lists equivalent commands for  
>>>>> other
>>>>> systems.
>>>> I like this idea.
>>>
>>> I like it too ! I can help out with the Debian/Apt/DPKG section.
>>
>> Not that this idea gets lost, let's just start a wiki page. Yet I  
>> can't
>> decide for a good name, MacPortsComparedToOtherPackageManagers  
>> sounds a
>> bit clumsy.
>
> Its a bit of an introduction for already quite knowledgable users,  
> isn't it?
> Maybe PowerUsersGettingStarted, or PowerUsersIntro would make sense...
> The focus should be usage, and not comparision anyway, shouldn't it?

The Guide explains usage. If the goal is to create a document that  
helps you migrate your knowledge from another package manager to  
MacPorts, then maybe MigratingToMacPorts, MacPortsMigration, or just  
Migrating would be a good page name.