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-rw-r--r--hurd/status.mdwn19
-rw-r--r--mailing_lists.mdwn62
3 files changed, 40 insertions, 60 deletions
diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/hurd_2013.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/hurd_2013.mdwn
index ea719a6b..50831fc2 100644
--- a/contributing/web_pages/news/hurd_2013.mdwn
+++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/hurd_2013.mdwn
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ Will be set by tschwinge when publishing.
Note: this is a **DRAFT**. The release has not actually happened yet. Please do not broadcast yet.
Debian GNU/Hurd 2013 *released*!
-
[[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news
text="Details."]][[!toggleable id=full_news text="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]"""
else="
@@ -24,31 +23,31 @@ else="
[[!cut id="full_news" text="""
-It is with huge pleasure that the Debian GNU/Hurd port announces the
+It is with huge pleasure that the Debian GNU/Hurd team announces the
**release of Debian GNU/Hurd 2013**.
This is a snapshot of Debian sid at the time of the Debian
-Wheezy release (May 2013), so it is mostly based on Wheezy. It is *not* an
+"wheezy" release (May 2013), so it is mostly based on the same sources. It is *not* an
official Debian release, but it is an official Debian GNU/Hurd port release.
The installation ISO images can be downloaded from
-[[Debian Ports|http://ftp.debian-ports.org/debian-cd/hurd-i386/current/]]
-with the usual 3 Debian flavors: NETINST, CD, or DVD. Besides the friendly
+[Debian Ports](http://ftp.debian-ports.org/debian-cd/hurd-i386/current/)
+in the usual three Debian flavors: NETINST, CD, DVD. Besides the friendly
Debian installer, a pre-installed disk image is also available, making it even easier to try
Debian GNU/Hurd.
Debian GNU/Hurd is currently available for the i386 architecture with more
-than 10.000 software packages available (> 75% of the Debian archive, and more
+than 10.000 software packages available (more than 75% of the Debian archive, and more
to come!).
Please make sure to read the
-[[configuration information|http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install]],
-the [[FAQ|faq]],
+[configuration information](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install),
+the [[FAQ]],
and the [[translator primer|hurd/documentation/translator_primer]]
to get a grasp of the great features of GNU/Hurd.
Due to the very small number of developers,
our progress of the project has not been as fast as other successful
-Operating Systems, but we believe to have reached [[a_very_decent_state|hurd/status]], even with the limited resources.
+operating systems, but we believe to have reached [[a very decent state|hurd/status]], even with our limited resources.
We would like to thank all the people who have worked on GNU/Hurd over the past
decades. There were not many people at any given time (and still not many people
@@ -82,6 +81,4 @@ define interfaces for implementing in a distributed multi-server fashion the
services a traditional operating system kernel provides. [[More
detailed|microkernel/mach/gnumach]].
-<!--see [[contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_qoth]] for additional information on writing the QotH.-->
-
"""]]
diff --git a/hurd/status.mdwn b/hurd/status.mdwn
index bc9beda1..e4b87923 100644
--- a/hurd/status.mdwn
+++ b/hurd/status.mdwn
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
-Free Software Foundation, Inc."]]
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
+2013 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
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ several instances of the Hurd in parallel, and debug even critical
servers in one Hurd instance with gdb running on another Hurd
instance. You can run the X window system, applications that use it such as
gnumeric, iceweasel, and advanced server applications like the Apache webserver.
-GNU/Linux network driver supports was included some time ago via the DDE environment,
-and experimental support for SATA devices was very recently added.
-On the features side, support for character devices (like sound
-cards) and other hardware (USB, multicore) is mostly missing. Although the [[POSIX
+The DDE environment allows for reusing half of the Linux 2.6.32 network device
+drivers, and experimental support for SATA devices was added in May 2013.
+On the other side, support for character devices (like sound
+cards) and other hardware (USB, multicore) is mostly missing.
+
+Although the [[POSIX
interface|faq/posix_compatibility]] is provided, some additional interfaces
like POSIX shared memory or semaphores are still under development.
@@ -53,8 +55,9 @@ align="right"
[[Debian GNU/Hurd|running/debian]] closely tracks the progress of the Hurd (and
often includes new features). They offer *LiveCDs and QEMU images* to
test-drive the Hurd, and about 78% of the Debian software archive are
-available. An Debian-unofficial but Debian GNU/Hurd -official release was made
-in May 2013 along the official Debian wheezy release.
+available. Along with the official Debian "wheezy" release (but not as an
+official Debian release), in May 2013 the Debian GNU/Hurd team released [[Debian
+GNU/Hurd 2013|contributing/web_pages/news/hurd_2013]].
[[hurd/running/Arch_Hurd]] offers *LiveCDs* for testing and installation.
diff --git a/mailing_lists.mdwn b/mailing_lists.mdwn
index 5318c717..0f90d200 100644
--- a/mailing_lists.mdwn
+++ b/mailing_lists.mdwn
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ Posting_style#Interleaved_style]].
Also see these general notes about [[community/communication]].
----
# Main Lists
@@ -38,12 +37,8 @@ Most of these lists are [[unmoderated]], and most of them are hosted on
Some of the Hurd user groups listed on [[community]] also host additional
mailing lists.
-## The Hurd
-
-###Development
-
<a name="bug-hurd"></a>
-#### bug-hurd
+## bug-hurd
<bug-hurd@gnu.org>
<http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd>
@@ -52,14 +47,14 @@ Technical discussion and bug reports; main development list. If you want to
[[*contribute*|contributing]], please meet us here.
<a name="commit-hurd"></a>
-#### commit-hurd
+## commit-hurd
<http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/commit-hurd>
Commit notices for the GNU Hurd, and other automated status updates.
<a name="hurd-devel"></a>
-#### hurd-devel
+## hurd-devel
<http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/hurd-devel>
@@ -67,7 +62,7 @@ Low-traffic developers list. This list is *moderated* and *restricted*.
Subscribe to [[hurd-devel-readers]] instead.
<a name="hurd-devel-readers"></a>
-#### hurd-devel-readers
+### hurd-devel-readers
<http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/hurd-devel-readers>
@@ -75,10 +70,7 @@ This list is a read-only mirror of [[hurd-devel]]. In contrast to the former,
everyone is free to subscribe to this read-only list.
<a name="help-hurd"></a>
-
-### User support
-
-#### help-hurd
+## help-hurd
<help-hurd@gnu.org>
<http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-hurd>
@@ -86,52 +78,41 @@ everyone is free to subscribe to this read-only list.
Hurd-specific questions, for users of the Hurd. If you need help with [[*using
the Hurd*|hurd/running]], please ask on this list.
-<a name="debian-hurd"></a>
-#### debian-hurd
-
-<debian-hurd@lists.debian.org>
-<http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/>
-
-Discussion around and questions regarding the
-[[Debian_GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]] distribution.
+<a name="web-hurd"></a>
+## web-hurd
-## Kernel
+<web-hurd@gnu.org>
+<http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/web-hurd>
-### Gnumach
+Discussion of the <http://hurd.gnu.org/> web site.
<a name="l4-hurd"></a>
-### l4-hurd
+## l4-hurd
<l4-hurd@gnu.org>
<http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/l4-hurd>
Discussion regarding a possible [[design_successor|hurd/ng]] to the Hurd.
-## GNU system
+<a name="debian-hurd"></a>
+## debian-hurd
+
+<debian-hurd@lists.debian.org>
+<http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/>
+
+Discussion around and questions regarding the
+[[Debian_GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]] distribution.
<a name="gnu-system-discuss"></a>
-### gnu-system-discuss
+## gnu-system-discuss
<gnu-system-discuss@gnu.org>
<http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss>
Discussion about the [[GNU_system|hurd/running/gnu]].
-## Website
-
-<a name="web-hurd"></a>
-
-## web-hurd
-
-<web-hurd@gnu.org>
-<http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/web-hurd>
-
-Discussion of the <http://hurd.gnu.org/> web site.
-
-## Libc
-
<a name="libc-alpha"></a>
-### libc-alpha
+## libc-alpha
<libc-alpha@sourceware.org>
<http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/>
@@ -150,7 +131,6 @@ you're interested in getting hold of (mostly) spam-free mboxes, then talk to
[[Thomas_Schwinge|tschwinge]]. Also [[read_about|unmoderated]] the
spam-rejection techniques being used today.
----
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