Re: add wget to hurd build?

[Simon Josefsson]

address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:

>> Using this for testing various software seems like a good use of it,
>> however I find it is difficult to get software into the virtual machine
>> -- would you consider adding 'wget' to the build as well?  Or some other
>> suggestion?
>
> Since this is a popular request[*], I’ve done that.  Networking is
> configured for the default QEMU/KVM settings, so it should just work.

Thank you!

> So there’s wget.  But running wget is not so trendy.  Instead, you can
> enjoy GNU’s unprecedented feature set like this:
>
>   $ cp /ftp:/ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gnutls/gnutls-3.0.8.* ~
>
> See <http://www.gnu.org/s/hurd/hurd/documentation/translator_primer.html>
> for details on the magic involved.

I need some time to adjust to this, I think.

> Bear in mind that the image is still rough on the edges, and not as
> featureful as the Debian and Arch GNU/Hurd distros (OTOH, it’s much
> cooler.)

So far the only thing I noticed is that login security seems a bit
relax.  At least I was able to login as root with any password.  However
considering history maybe that is how GNU is intended to work...

Is this list the best place to discuss features and behaviour of the GNU
image?  I think it has potential to go beyond Hydra within the GNU
community.

/Simon