Hi, On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 11:59:19PM +0100, Arne Babenhauserheide wrote: > Am Donnerstag 13 November 2008 23:17:29 schrieb Michal Suchanek:
> > However, this requires fundamental redesign of the current Hurd. [...] > While I think that this sounds interesting, it doesn't seem like a > viable way to go in the Hurds current situation. > > When more and more people join in, so larger projects can be tackled > and finished, this might become a good option, though. > > The Hurd is to a good deal a collection of servers and communication > APIs after all, so why shouldn't these be ported to different kinds of > microkernels (preferable with a compatibility layer of sorts, so > developments can be shared easily). > > But that's for the time when the Hurd will have more than a handful of > active core developers, and to reach that time, it first needs to > reach other niches, since every journey still consists of many smaller > steps - and every one of these steps has the chance of attracting > additional developers. Thank you! This is exactly what I have been saying -- or at least trying to say -- again and again. But often I feel like I'm quite alone here with this opinion... -antrik-
