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Re: The Hurd: what is it?
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Marcus Brinkmann |
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Re: The Hurd: what is it? |
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Wed, 09 Nov 2005 02:00:32 +0100 |
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At Wed, 09 Nov 2005 01:43:01 +0100,
Alfred M Szmidt wrote:
> Right now Hurd on L4 seems to be dead as a stone
This is not true (or may have some truth in it, depending on how you
define "Hurd on L4").
> And it will require a total redesign, total rewrite of
> everything, and what not.
This is not true.
> People are confused where to spend their time
On whose behalf are you speaking? I have not had a single complaint so far.
> and have become more so
> now that Hurd/L4 might not even be a viable choice.
Again, who are you talking about?
> Should time be
> spent on the currently working Hurd/Mach, should it be spent on the
> non-existant Hurd/L4, or should it be spent on the
> Hurd/something-that-doesn't-even-exist-yet?
>
> Marcus answer was `that is up to each and one to decide'. This is
> completely inappropriate from someone who is a co-maintainer.
Why do you think this is inappropriate? Please cite chapter and verse
of the GNU maintainer standard.
What do you think is appropriate instead?
> Right now we have two projects that try to achive the same goal while
> being totally incomaptible with each other,
Incompatible in what regard?
> and there is a chance that
> yet another alternative comes a long that is incompatible with both of
> the previous efforts.
>
> So I'm asking the maintainers (Roland, Thomas) what the heck is the
> direction of the Hurd is or should be. If it is the Hurd/Mach, then
> Hurd/L4 should be dropped completely, if it is Hurd/L4, then Hurd/Mach
> should be dropped compltely, or if it is
> Hurd/something-that-doesn't-even-exist.
Of course, I don't speak for Roland or Thomas. But as far as I know,
the direction of the Hurd has not changed at all. The Hurd-on-L4
efforts are an evaluation of a new design. Until such a design
emerges as a viable alternative, there is nothing to decide.
You don't explain why such a redesign process is fundamentally
incompatible with maintaining the current code base. Consequently,
your list of alternatives is narrow and in fact absurd: If one were to
follow your advice strictly, no fundamental changes could ever occur
in the development of a project.
Thanks,
Marcus
- The Hurd: what is it?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2005/11/08
- Re: The Hurd: what is it?,
Marcus Brinkmann <=
- Re: The Hurd: what is it?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2005/11/08
- Re: The Hurd: what is it?, Sergio Lopez, 2005/11/08
- Re: The Hurd: what is it?, Marcus Brinkmann, 2005/11/09
- Re: The Hurd: what is it?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2005/11/09
- Re: The Hurd: what is it?, Ludovic Courtès, 2005/11/09
- Re: The Hurd: what is it?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2005/11/09
- Re: The Hurd: what is it?, Ludovic Courtès, 2005/11/09
- Re: The Hurd: what is it?, Bas Wijnen, 2005/11/09