Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-27 Thread andrey mirtchovski
in the news: http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/03/27/google_summer_code_debian_losers/

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-19 Thread hiro
> I can see the attractiveness in one sense. I'd like to have > an (e.g.) git file system such that to compare trees I did not type > all these commands I can't remember That's mostly all it... I also thought about commiting by copying the working directory to the virtual directory "store". But

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-19 Thread ron minnich
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:54 AM, hiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What's the big win here? > There is no *big* win. It would be of good use for me. I can see the attractiveness in one sense. I'd like to have an (e.g.) git file system such that to compare trees I did not type all these commands

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-19 Thread hiro
> What's the big win here? There is no *big* win. It would be of good use for me. -- hiro

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-19 Thread Pietro Gagliardi
The GFDL governs documentation. It tries to keep your manuals free-as- in-freedom. :-) Look at the absolute bottom of any page on Wikipedia. On Mar 19, 2008, at 3:19 AM, Andrew Simmons wrote: interested students should perhaps submit their plan 9 gsoc project proposals to the Hurd. i hear we h

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-19 Thread Andrew Simmons
>interested students should perhaps submit their plan 9 gsoc project >proposals to the Hurd. i hear we have a connection there through a >certain Thomas Bushnell, BSG ;) Bushnell is no longer associated with the Hurd . Ironically, he appears to have been sacked by Stallman after a licensing disput

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread ron minnich
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 3:56 PM, hiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > serious, there are still enaugh organizations, which could need a > filesystem interface. a hgfs (mercurial) would be nice. What's the big win here? ron

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread hiro
On 3/18/08, andrey mirtchovski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > interested students should perhaps submit their plan 9 gsoc project > proposals to the Hurd. i hear we have a connection there through a > certain Thomas Bushnell, BSG ;) serious, there are still enaugh organizations, which could need a

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread Iruata Souza
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 1:52 PM, ron minnich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Iruata Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > last year's big problem was the number of failed projects, not the > > effort made by the organization. > > I am going to assume you know thi

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread andrey mirtchovski
interested students should perhaps submit their plan 9 gsoc project proposals to the Hurd. i hear we have a connection there through a certain Thomas Bushnell, BSG ;)

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread hiro
> The required introspection is about how we function as an open source > community, I suspect. This, i regard rather suspiciously. > We don't fit the usual open source mold, and generally cooperate > quite poorly with one another (with some notable exceptions). > Our projects aren't particul

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread Paul Lalonde
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 The required introspection is about how we function as an open source community, I suspect. We don't fit the usual open source mold, and generally cooperate quite poorly with one another (with some notable exceptions). Our projects aren't particul

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread ron minnich
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Iruata Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > last year's big problem was the number of failed projects, not the > effort made by the organization. I am going to assume you know this because you know the % of failed projects for Plan 9, you know the % failed for all

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread Skip Tavakkolian
> last year's big problem was the number of failed projects, not the > effort made by the organization. that, by definition, is an organizational problem.

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread Iruata Souza
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Skip Tavakkolian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > perhaps a little introspection is needed. was it that they didn't like > the proposals this year or that they didn't like the outcome of last > year's effort? > > or maybe they just want to spread their love. > las

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread Skip Tavakkolian
perhaps a little introspection is needed. was it that they didn't like the proposals this year or that they didn't like the outcome of last year's effort? or maybe they just want to spread their love. > They took GNU Hurd, but not plan9? Terrorists! > >> Since we didn't hear back, and our name

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread Hongzheng Wang
Perhaps, just because GNU Hurd still needs too much work to put it daily workable, while plan9 has already been :-) On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 11:06 PM, hiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They took GNU Hurd, but not plan9? Terrorists! > > > > On 3/18/08, Dave Eckhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

Re: [9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread hiro
They took GNU Hurd, but not plan9? Terrorists! On 3/18/08, Dave Eckhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since we didn't hear back, and our name is not on the list > of accepted projects, it appears that Google rejected our > application. > > Of course we'll try to figure out why and how we can do

[9fans] It looks like our GSoC application was rejected

2008-03-18 Thread Dave Eckhardt
Since we didn't hear back, and our name is not on the list of accepted projects, it appears that Google rejected our application. Of course we'll try to figure out why and how we can do better next year. Dave Eckhardt