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author | Thomas Schwinge <tschwinge@gnu.org> | 2007-09-03 16:39:41 +0200 |
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committer | Thomas Schwinge <tschwinge@gnu.org> | 2007-09-03 16:39:41 +0200 |
commit | 27c0d08ddcc1a4ad46fde7b39107c526946bb421 (patch) | |
tree | 91ec5901571ed88e1432c7606e7872dbf1dcaa2e /unsorted | |
parent | 855af9a0ee8d1bdebff882a62104134a71044dba (diff) |
Further clean-ups and removals.
Diffstat (limited to 'unsorted')
-rw-r--r-- | unsorted/AsHawley.mdwn | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | unsorted/AwarenessOfWhatHappens.mdwn | 7 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | unsorted/BootProcess.mdwn | 36 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | unsorted/DsvidWalter.mdwn | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | unsorted/ExtThree.mdwn | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | unsorted/FlexibilityForUser.mdwn | 7 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | unsorted/LusHenriques.mdwn | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | unsorted/MichaelDAdams.mdwn | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | unsorted/NewMachHistory.mdwn | 27 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | unsorted/SecurityForUser.mdwn | 7 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | unsorted/TestWebMenu/lmf09_1999.jpg | bin | 0 -> 63327 bytes |
11 files changed, 175 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/unsorted/AsHawley.mdwn b/unsorted/AsHawley.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0ff04800 --- /dev/null +++ b/unsorted/AsHawley.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +* Name: ashawley +* Email: <ashawley@uvmNOSPAM.edu> +* Company Name: Ballistic Helmet +* Company URL: <http://www.ballistichelmet.org> +* Location: [[Main/VirtualOffice]] +* Country: USA +* Comment: none. + +**_Personal Preferences (details in %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiVariables)_** + +* Horizontal size of text edit box: + * Set EDITBOXWIDTH = 70 +* Vertical size of text edit box: + * Set EDITBOXHEIGHT = 17 +* Optionally write protect your home page: (set it to your %TWIKIWEB%.WikiName) + * Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = + +**_Related topics_** + +* %TWIKIWEB%.%WIKIPREFSTOPIC% has site-level preferences of %WIKITOOLNAME%. +* %WEBPREFSTOPIC% has preferences of the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web. +* %WIKIUSERSTOPIC% has a list of other TWiki users. diff --git a/unsorted/AwarenessOfWhatHappens.mdwn b/unsorted/AwarenessOfWhatHappens.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bd64c3de --- /dev/null +++ b/unsorted/AwarenessOfWhatHappens.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +FROM: <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/l4-hurd/2005-11/msg00242.html> + +The user must know what the operations are he can perform in the operating system. He must also know about their consequences and relevant side effects, and what the possible results are. At any point where the system can not make the right decision automatically, the user must have the ability to influence the path chosen. + +_Awareness means that the user knows what happens._ + +-- [[Main/TomBachmann]] - 29 Apr 2006 diff --git a/unsorted/BootProcess.mdwn b/unsorted/BootProcess.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..17f7bba7 --- /dev/null +++ b/unsorted/BootProcess.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +Describes the GNU/Hurd boot process. + +# <a name="Bootloader"> Bootloader </a> + +[GRUB](http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/) (GRand Unified Bootloader) is the default (and as far as I know the only supported ) bootloader for GNU/Hurd and is the initial process. + +GRUB can be used for booting multiple Operating Systems on a given machine. Device naming convention for GRUB is different than that of the Hurd. Where the first partition on the primary IDE drive in GNU/Hurd is hd0s1, in GRUB it is (hd0,0). In the case of GNU/Hurd, the first thing that GRUB loads is kernel image. + +Here is a copy of GNU/Hurd multi-user entry from menu.lst. The first two lines are primarily informational and are what get displayed on the GRUB boot menu. + + # Entry 2: 1st partition on first HDD + title GNU/Hurd (IDE 1st partition - hd0s1 multi-user) + root (hd0,0) + kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=device:hd0s1 + module /hurd/ext2fs.static --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-command-line} \ + --host-priv-port=${host-port} \ + --device-master-port=${device-port} \ + --exec-server-task=${exec-task} \ + -T typed ${root} $(task-create) $(task-resume) + module /lib/ld.so.1 /hurd/exec $(exec-task=task-create) + +**_N.B. the escaped new lines above should end in only a back slash, no spaces!_** + +The line "root (hd0,0)" tells GRUB where to look for the root partition. Notice that the (hd0,0) is using GRUB naming conventions. + +The next line loads the gnumach kernel image itself. Notice here the root=device:hd0s1 argument. This is now using GNU/Hurd device naming convention, telling the Hurd where the root partition exists. + +---- + +-- [[Main/BarryDeFreese]] - 29 May 2003 + +Minor formatting and edit check. + +On a side note. The actual description of the GNU/Hurd boot process is a good idea but keeping duplicated information to a bare minimum must be the guide line for a "book" like this. See other topics for more information on Grub configuration for instance. + +-- [[Main/JoachimNilsson]] - 30 May 2003 diff --git a/unsorted/DsvidWalter.mdwn b/unsorted/DsvidWalter.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b7030c67 --- /dev/null +++ b/unsorted/DsvidWalter.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +* Name: Dsvid Walter +* Email: <dwalter@eaglepeakNOSPAM.net> +* Company Name: +* Company URL: +* Location: [[Main/HurdUser]] +* Country: USA +* Comment: + +**_Personal Preferences (details in %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiVariables)_** + +* Horizontal size of text edit box: + * Set EDITBOXWIDTH = 70 +* Vertical size of text edit box: + * Set EDITBOXHEIGHT = 17 +* Optionally write protect your home page: (set it to your %TWIKIWEB%.WikiName) + * Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = + +**_Related topics_** + +* %TWIKIWEB%.%WIKIPREFSTOPIC% has site-level preferences of %WIKITOOLNAME%. +* %WEBPREFSTOPIC% has preferences of the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web. +* %WIKIUSERSTOPIC% has a list of other TWiki users. diff --git a/unsorted/ExtThree.mdwn b/unsorted/ExtThree.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..87225f56 --- /dev/null +++ b/unsorted/ExtThree.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +Here's a note about Ext3 support saying that [it's not started](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2002/debian-hurd-200209/msg00069.html) yet. + +-- [[Main/GrantBow]] - 21 Oct 2002 diff --git a/unsorted/FlexibilityForUser.mdwn b/unsorted/FlexibilityForUser.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..06263fab --- /dev/null +++ b/unsorted/FlexibilityForUser.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +FROM: <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/l4-hurd/2005-11/msg00242.html> + +The user must have a range of options available that support him to achieve an arbitrary but well-defined goal that can be stated within the legitimate resources the user controls. + +_Flexibility means that the user controls what can happen **with** his resources._ + +-- [[Main/TomBachmann]] - 29 Apr 2006 diff --git a/unsorted/LusHenriques.mdwn b/unsorted/LusHenriques.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f89d2ce5 --- /dev/null +++ b/unsorted/LusHenriques.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +* Name: Lu�s Henriques +* Email: <maiguel@netvisaoNOSPAM.pt> +* Company Name: +* Company URL: +* Location: (Please specify office location) +* Country: Portugal +* Comment: + +**_Personal Preferences (details in %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiVariables)_** + +* Horizontal size of text edit box: + * Set EDITBOXWIDTH = 70 +* Vertical size of text edit box: + * Set EDITBOXHEIGHT = 17 +* Optionally write protect your home page: (set it to your %TWIKIWEB%.WikiName) + * Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = + +**_Related topics_** + +* %TWIKIWEB%.%WIKIPREFSTOPIC% has site-level preferences of %WIKITOOLNAME%. +* %WEBPREFSTOPIC% has preferences of the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web. +* %WIKIUSERSTOPIC% has a list of other TWiki users. diff --git a/unsorted/MichaelDAdams.mdwn b/unsorted/MichaelDAdams.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a4ac3f15 --- /dev/null +++ b/unsorted/MichaelDAdams.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +* Name: Michael D. Adams +* Email: <mdmkolbe@yahooNOSPAM.com> +* Company Name: +* Company URL: +* Location: [[Main/HurdUser]] +* Country: USA +* Comment: + +**_Personal Preferences (details in %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiVariables)_** + +* Horizontal size of text edit box: + * Set EDITBOXWIDTH = 70 +* Vertical size of text edit box: + * Set EDITBOXHEIGHT = 17 +* Optionally write protect your home page: (set it to your %TWIKIWEB%.WikiName) + * Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = + +**_Related topics_** + +* %TWIKIWEB%.%WIKIPREFSTOPIC% has site-level preferences of %WIKITOOLNAME%. +* %WEBPREFSTOPIC% has preferences of the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web. +* %WIKIUSERSTOPIC% has a list of other TWiki users. diff --git a/unsorted/NewMachHistory.mdwn b/unsorted/NewMachHistory.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..562d1cac --- /dev/null +++ b/unsorted/NewMachHistory.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# <a name="Table_of_Contents"> Table of Contents </a> + +%TOC% + +# <a name="Early_beginnings"> Early beginnings </a> + +GNUMach is based on Mach4 from University of Utah, which in turn is based on Mach3 from Carnegie-Mellon University. The last release of Mach4 was the [UK22 release](http://www.cs.utah.edu/flux/mach4-i386/html/mach4-UK22.html). + +The oskit-mach version of GNU Mach was presented in November 1999 by Roland McGrath. <http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-hurd/1999-November/003554.html> The purpose of the port was to get better hardware support through new drivers and platform code available in the OSKit. + +On May 27 2002, after the Gnumach 1.3 release, Roland McGrath merged OSKit-Mach onto the HEAD of CVS making it the Gnumach 2.x mainline. + +# <a name="Status_of_the_project"> Status of the project </a> + +GNU Mach 1.3 was released in May 2002, and features advanced boot script support, support for large disks (>= 10GB) and an improved console. + +GNU Mach is used as the default microkernel in the GNU/Hurd system. It is compatible with other popular Mach distributions. The device drivers for block devices and network cards are taken from Linux 2.0.x kernel versions, and so a broad range of common hardware is supported. + +However, the Linux device drivers have been improved greatly since the 2.0.x version, and a new version of GNU Mach based on the OSKit library is being worked on, which uses newer drivers and in general has cleaner machine specific support code. + +---- + +Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA + +Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved. + +-- [[Main/JoachimNilsson]] - 24 Oct 2002 diff --git a/unsorted/SecurityForUser.mdwn b/unsorted/SecurityForUser.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..51e1f9da --- /dev/null +++ b/unsorted/SecurityForUser.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +FROM: <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/l4-hurd/2005-11/msg00242.html> + +The user must be sure that his actions have predictable consequences, even in the presence of actively hostile influence. If there is a component in the system that the user can not control, the user must be able to contain its impact, either by simply ignoring it (shielding), or by imposing restrictions (confinement). + +_Security means that the user controls what can happen **to** his resources._ + +-- [[Main/TomBachmann]] - 29 Apr 2006 diff --git a/unsorted/TestWebMenu/lmf09_1999.jpg b/unsorted/TestWebMenu/lmf09_1999.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 00000000..85332658 --- /dev/null +++ b/unsorted/TestWebMenu/lmf09_1999.jpg |