> No. I have to object strongly, not because I would not like to see this > discussed, but because I don't see a good outcome. > > It sounds strange, but I will already get problems with the needed changes > for Hurd support without such conflicts. It may sound strange, but for some > developers, porters seem to be second class citiziens. I am a bit afraid > that Hurd people will be considered third class citizens, if we try too > strongly to move Linux in direction of the Hurd.
Yes - we need to be linux-compatible to begin with. > I feel a bit sad about this situation, and I want to avoid unnecessary > conflicts. In particular, asking about the /usr symlink is unneccessary > because it is ___unavoidable___ on Linux. Linux can only mount one > filesystem on one mount point, and to distribute among multiple partitions, > usr can't be a symlink to root. Yes. > The only thing we can do for now is to submit patches for individual > packages, and hope that the maintainer of these packages are willing to add > them, until we get more people interested in the Hurd. I agree > Later, we can think about essential additions to Debian policy. We should do > this when we have more experience and know which the important issues are, > and when we have more people working on and supporting it. Quite - gently, gently is needed in this regard. > I hope I am exaggerating here, and most Debian developers will consider the > Hurd a good thing. However, remember we are strangers in a Linux world. IJ seems genuinly interested, which is probably a good sign. > I feel really worried at the moment, sorry, I have had some strange email > exchange about the Hurd port which made me nervous. In addition, I am sick, > so don't expect too much happiness (and work) from me the next days. :( get well soon. > PS: Maybe I am just disappointed by the fact that I have put a _lot_ of > effort in the base system around New Year, and now my patches are not as > appreciated as I would like them to be by some people. I think they're great. Yours, Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8841/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/tolkien/ http://pick.sel.cam.ac.uk/
