Edit page SystemArchitectRole

diff --git a/SystemArchitectRole b/SystemArchitectRole
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..64a6514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SystemArchitectRole
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+Operating systems always have been my favourite computer
+related topic, so I know and use many:
+
+ * '''Linux''' - I use or have used several LinuxDistros extensively
+ for a long time. I occasionally do minor contributions to some of
+ them.  I've also put together and distributed a custom Linux
+ distribution targeted at the AmigaComputer as part of the AmigaUnixCompendium project.
+ (no, by Linux I don't mean GNU/Linux, I dislike this name even
+ though I agree with the FreeSoftwareFoundation in general).
+
+ * '''NetBsd''' - I've been using BSDs since 0.9.  I even
+ made a NetBSD distribution for the AmigaComputer called
+ the AmigaUnixCompendium.  See also OpenSourceDeveloperRole
+ for some contributions I made.
+
+ * '''Sun Solaris''' - I've been using it since Solaris 7, but a
+ few years ago I've lost interest in it because of lack of
+ development.  Besides building hundreds of GNU and other
+ packages to replace almost all of Sun's userland, I did port
+ the early versions of KDE 1.x and 2.x to Solaris with quite
+ some success.
+
+ * '''MacOsX''' - I know this system quite well and have been
+ using as a user and developer until mid-2006, when Apple
+ started making some steps back from their previous OpenSource
+ policy, showing lack of cooperation and disrespect for the
+ OpenDarwin developers.
+
+ * '''AmigaOs''' - I've been using and developing a lot on the
+ Amiga in earlier '90s, mostly as a freelance developer.  I
+ expecially prised its system architecture and the OS architecture,
+ therefore I used many of its best ideas in several EmbeddedDeveloperRole
+ projects.
+
+ * '''MicrosoftWindows''' - I've been using and developing for
+ Windows with little enthusiasm since Windows 3.1 upto Windows 2000.
+ I know most of the WIN32 APIs and concepts, including: GUI design
+ with common controls and MFC, threading, asynchronous I/O, COM,
+ database access, VisualBasic and VBA, DirectMedia and DirectDraw.
+ But as of today, I'd recommend doing any new Windows development
+ using portable tools such as Cygwin or MingW along with portability
+ layers such as Qt or Gtk.
+