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diff --git a/news/2010-02-28.mdwn b/news/2010-02-28.mdwn index 84d5818a..ee6e22ef 100644 --- a/news/2010-02-28.mdwn +++ b/news/2010-02-28.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this @@ -8,65 +8,65 @@ Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] -[[!meta date="2010-01-31 00:00 UTC"]] +[[!meta date="2010-03-10 15:55 UTC"]] -[[!meta updated="2010-01-31 00:00 UTC"]] - -A month of the Hurd: *first DDE driver*, *libpciaccess upstream*, *Fosdem results* and *GSoC meetings again*. +A month of the Hurd: *DDE driver*, *X.org / libpciaccess*, *FOSDEM*, and +*Google Summer of Code 2010*. [[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news text="Details."]][[!toggleable id=full_news text="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]""" else="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]] [[!cut id="full_news" text=""" +> A bit late, but here it is finally: the *MotH* for February, 2010. + > This month saw the first running and testable -> [[DDE_driver_by_Zheng_Da|user/zhengda]], -> with which he begins to reap the benefits of porting DDE to Hurd, -> since [[DDE|dde]] allows to use current Linux drivers for Mach and L4. +> [[DDE driver by Zheng Da|user/zhengda]], +> with which he begins to reap the benefits of porting [[DDE]] to the Hurd -- +> essentially, allowing us to use current Linux device drivers. + +> Samuel Thibault pushed a [libpciaccess x86 +> backend](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libpciaccess/commit/?id=af2be74979aeab9a2fc4c933462e97ce70f816b6) +> to X.Org: + +> > This adds support on x86 for OSes that do not have a PCI interface, +> > tinkering with I/O ports, and makes use of it on GNU/Hurd. -> Also Samuel Thibault -> [pushed libpciaccess to Xorg](http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2010-January/048801.html) -> which adds support in the Xserver (x86) -> “for OSes that do not have a PCI interface, -> tinkering with I/O ports, and makes use of it on GNU/Hurd.” +> In the course of this, he also got commit access to X.org, so it should be +> easier now to get further Hurd-related patches applied. -> Additionally we saw the talks on the Hurd in the Alt-OS devroom at -> Fosdem: [Why is Anyone Still Working on the GNU Hurd?](http://fosdem.org/2010/schedule/events/altos_hurd) and [Porting KGI graphics drivers from Linux to GNU Hurd](http://fosdem.org/2010/schedule/events/altos_kgi_hurd). +> As announced in our [[previous news blurb|2010-01-31]], at FOSDEM, Bas did +> his presentation of [*Iris, a new capability-based microkernel +> OS*](http://fosdem.org/2010/schedule/events/emb_iris) in the Embedded +> Developer Room, and Olaf illustrated [*Why is Anyone Still Working on the GNU +> Hurd?*](http://fosdem.org/2010/schedule/events/altos_hurd), and presented his +> work of [*Porting KGI graphics drivers from Linux to GNU +> Hurd*](http://fosdem.org/2010/schedule/events/altos_kgi_hurd), in the Alt-OS +> Developer Room. -> In [Mikels words](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2010-03/msg00014.html): +> In [Mikel Olasagasti's +> words](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2010-03/msg00014.html): -> > The room was full and people were "standing-up" for the talk. Some people -> > couldn't even enter the room (+20?). +> > The room was full and people was "standing-up" for the talk. Some people +> > even couldn't enter to the room (+20?). > > -> > Antrik made a good job. Was nice for the crowd to see Hurd running X, +> > Antrik [Olaf] made a good job. Was nice for the crowd to see Hurd running X, > > slow but working. -> > -> > The unique problem might have been the short time available. The machine -> > needed to be fsck-ed losing some time, which could have been be used at the end -> > for Q&A which was quite interesting. - -> Sadly we couldn't yet upload notes from the talks - -> as soon as these are availble, you should get notice here. -> Also they should be linked on the Fosdem pages we linked to above. - -> And it is time for the [[Google_Summer_of_Code|community/gsoc]] again, so -> [we started our weekly GSoC IRC meetings](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2010-02/msg00040.html) in which we coordinate the GSoC projects. -> [[2008|community/gsoc/2008]] the GNU Hurd had 5 successful projects, -> 2009 saw [[another_one|user/scolobb]], -> and we hope to make it 5 projects again this year. -> The last few years brought -> [libchannel](http://code.google.com/soc/2007/gnu/appinfo.html?csaid=44FB3FD69C665A08), -> **lisp bindings**, **dtrace**, [[nsmux|hurd/translator/nsmux]], -> **network virtualization** (which led to the DDE drivers), **procfs** -> and [[unionmount|hurd/translator/unionmount]], -> and we have [[dozens_of_ideas|community/gsoc/project_ideas]] -> for innovative projects this year. - -> So if you're interested in working on the GNU Hurd, -> or want to help with coordinating (or simply want to be up to date), -> please come and join in (currently via [[IRC]] every Wednesday at 11:00 UTC). -> Also we'd be glad to have more eyes on polishing -> [[our_application/community/gsoc/organization_application]]. +> The regular IRC meeting schedule has been +> [changed](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2010-02/msg00040.html) +> to Wednesdays, 11:00 UTC; see the [[IRC#regular_meetings]] page for details. + +> Last, but not least, it is time again to think about the [[Google Summer of +> Code|community/gsoc]]. In [[community/gsoc/2007]], the GNU Hurd had one +> successful project, in [[community/gsoc/2008]] five of them, +> [[community/gsoc/2009]] saw another one, so we obviously plan to make it five +> projects again this year. We already have [[dozens of +> ideas|community/gsoc/project ideas]] online, and will add yet more -- also +> based on YOUR suggestions and wishes! + +> So, if you're a student, and interested in working on the GNU Hurd, please +> join in; browse through the [[community/GSoC]] pages, and don't be shy to +> [[contact us]]! """]] |