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diff --git a/community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn b/community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4511eb64 --- /dev/null +++ b/community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +We created a list of the things we still need for using the Hurd for in our day-to-day activities (work or hobby). + +As soon as these issues are taken care of, the Hurd offers everything we need for fullfilling most of our computing needs on at least one of our devices: + +- USB (5): Arne, ms, Michael, Emilio, antrik²³ +- Wireless (5): Arne, ms, Carl Fredrik, Michael (netbook), antrik (notebook) +- Sound (4): ms, Carl Fredrik, Michael, antrik² + +- SATA (2): Michael, (Emilio) +- Tested for modern machines°¹ (2): Emilio, antrik (notebook) +- Stable Xorg° (2): Emilio, antrik +- PPPoE (2): Carl Fredrik, antrik² + +- Graphical Desktop (1): Emilio +- Full featured high-resultion console which doesn’t need X (1): antrik +- Switching between console and X° (1): antrik +- full-featured browser (i.e. Firefox)°⁵ (1): antrik +- NFS working for climm, w3m and git (1): antrik⁴ +- mplayer with win32codecs (1): antrik³ +- gnash or alternatives (1): antrik³ + +°: Very likely needed by more people, but not named as most pressing issue. +¹: It’s unclear on which processors the Hurd would have problems. Please report it if you have one! +→ [info](http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-hurd@gnu.org/msg19105.html) +²: Would be OK to use a router box instead. +³: Not critical but would be convenient. +⁴: Only while *not* using Hurd as the only machine. +⁵: [We’re close to that](http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-hurd@gnu.org/msg19177.html). + +So, if one of these issues seems to be interesting for you, or you think “I can do that easily”, +why not become a Hurd hacker and add your touch? :) + +You can reach us in the [[mailing_lists]] and in [[irc]]. + +The sourcecode is in our [[source_repositories]] (git). When you want to check sources relevant for you, [DDE](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/incubator.git/tree/?h=dde) might be a good place to start for wireless and sound. USB on the other hand might need work in [gnumach](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/gnumach.git/) ([[hacking_info|microkernel/mach/gnumach]]). + +Besides: “The great next stuff” is in the [incubator git repo](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/incubator.git/), including (among others) [clisp](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/incubator.git/tree/?h=clisp) (translators in lisp) and [nsmux](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/incubator.git/tree/?h=nsmux) (dynamically setting translators on files for one command by accessing `file,,translator`). + +Happy hacking! |