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diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn index 65992517..e430f650 100644 --- a/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2012 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 @@ -8,154 +8,4 @@ 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]]."]]"""]] -<!-- Date when the news item is (to be) pulished (important for RSS feeds). -Will be set by tschwinge when publishing. -[[!meta date="YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC"]] ---> - -A quarter of the Hurd: *Nix-based builds*, and *bounty: slab allocator merged*. -[[!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=""" - -This quarter, Ludovic Courtès contributed a [continuously-built Nix-based QEMU -image](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00042.html), -raising the count of GNU/Hurd distributions to three: [[Debian -GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]], [[hurd/running/Arch_Hurd]], and now -[[hurd/running/NixOS]]. His build is still pretty basic, but a step into the -right direction: [[!wikipedia "continuous integration"]] is a great feature for -automated testing. - -Samuel Thibault followed suit with a [new Debian GNU/Hurd disk -set](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00095.html) as a christmas -gift, and -[identified](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00095.html) three -easy porting cases with solutions: - - * undefined reference to `dl_*`: add `-ldl` for building - * undefined reference to `main`: missing `gnu*` case in the linking part of - `configure.ac` or `.in` - * undefined reference to `clock_gettime` or `crypt`: add `-lrt` or `-lcrypt` - -These should help all those who want to help [[porting_packages|hurd/porting]]. - -Maksym Planeta and Richard Braun [finished -integration](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-12/msg00046.html) -of the slab allocator. From [[IRC]], freenode, #hurd, 2011-11-14: - - <braunr> there shouldn't be any noticeable difference [...] - <braunr> a bit less fragmentation - <braunr> more memory can be reclaimed by the VM system - <braunr> there are debugging features - <braunr> it's SMP ready - <braunr> and overall cleaner than the zone allocator - <braunr> although a bit slower on the free path (because of - what's performed to reduce fragmentation) - <braunr> but even "slower" here is completely negligible - -This also -[concludes](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00140.html) -our first [[FOSS Factory|donate#FOSS_Factory]] project -- one [[tag/bounty]] -has been redeemed, more are waiting. - -Sergio Lopez documented his work on -[[better_memory_management_and_memfs|Sergio_Lopez]], making it easier for other -hackers to join in working on that topic. - -Our hackers also used the quarter for porting a good number of packages and -fixing bugs. After fixing quirks in the Hurd's memory management system, -Sergio Lopez [reported success building -webkitgtk+](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00025.html), whose -build stresses the available memory resources on a 32-bit architecture to a -large extend. Svante Signell was busy, too: -[pax](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00105.html), -[abiword](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00035.html), -[syslog-ng](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00060.html), -[ecl](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00058.html), -[fakeroot](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00022.html), -[daemon](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00025.html), and -[procps](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00046.html), -[e2fsprogs' quota](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00015.html). -Samuel Thibault handled -[packagekit](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00071.html), -[evolution](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00070.html), -[emacs23](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00018.html), -[gcc-4.7](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00065.html), and -[iceweasel -(firefox)](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00080.html). Bouju -Alain [submitted a -patch](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00079.html) to -support `/proc/cpuinfo`. Ludovic Courtès contributed a patch to [allow for -`/hurd/init` being -symlink](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00032.html), -made the Hurd [build with glibc -2.14+](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00025.html), and -[worked with the GNU coreutils -team](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00067.html) on a -few issues. Pino Toscano improved [`recvfrom` with `NULL` address -ports](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00161.html). -Maksym Planeta continued working on -[tmpfs](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00118.html). -Samuel Thibault turned `/dev/random` and `/dev/urandom` into [native -translators](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00092.html), -modernized [libtool's -configuration](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00073.html), -[mknod's cleanup in error -cases](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00070.html), -[fixed POSIX 2008 -visibility](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-12/msg00004.html), -and fixed an [[!debbug 645285 desc="issue in `setresuid` that broke `sudo`"]]. -[Pino -Toscano](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00013.html) and -[Thomas -Schwinge](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00020.html) -improved key handling in libpthread. Guillem Jover [fixed Mach's `int` -vs. `long` -discrepancy](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00053.html), which -takes us the first step towards [[porting the system to -x86_64|open_issues/64-bit_port]]. - -There is now a social network site for GNU Hurd on -[Google+](https://plus.google.com/114942488385711891227), to provide an -additional contact point and a forum for discussion and staying in touch. - -<!-- - -Now, as a final note, we want to share a story about real-life debugging with the -Hurd; IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-03-02: - - <youpi> yay GNU/Hurd - <youpi> I have added i_translator check in e2fsck, it was missing - <youpi> I had a volume that was keeping making ext2fs crash - <youpi> with a reproductible scenario - <youpi> could easily work out it was i_translator, then add a - check to e2fsck, run it, which indeed fixed, them, and voilà, - ext2fs was working again - <youpi> all that on the same machine with *no* system reboot - <youpi> just ext2fs restart :) - ---> - -If you want to join us in our journey to realize more of the promises of the -architecture of the Hurd, please [[get in contact|contact_us]] -- and maybe -already grab the [[source code|source_repositories]] and have fun hacking on -Free Software! - ---- - -The **GNU Hurd** is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. It is a -collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to implement file -systems, network protocols, file access control, and other features that are -implemented by the Unix kernel or similar kernels (such as Linux). [[More -detailed|hurd/documentation]]. - -**GNU Mach** is the microkernel upon which a GNU Hurd system is based. It -provides an Inter Process Communication (IPC) mechanism that the Hurd uses to -define interfaces for implementing in a distributed multi-server fashion the -services a traditional operating system kernel provides. [[More -detailed|microkernel/mach/gnumach]]. - -"""]] +[[!meta redir=qoth_next]] diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/qoth_next.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/qoth_next.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..df4133f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/qoth_next.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2012 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 +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant +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]]."]]"""]] + +<!-- Date when the news item is (to be) pulished (important for RSS feeds). +Will be set by tschwinge when publishing. +[[!meta date="YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC"]] +--> + +<!-- This is just a skeleton. Use it to create a new QotH. --> + +A quarter of the Hurd, Q1 of 2012: *TODO*, *TODO*, and *TODO*. +[[!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=""" + +<!--basic structure of a QotH entry. Adapt, reduce and add points as needed. At the end, try to make the text flow as a unified whole.--> + +This quarter [hurd hacker] [item] + +Also … + +[our hackers] … + +Mainly thanks to … + +Additionally … + +And … + +Now, as a final note, we want to share a story about real-life debugging with the +Hurd; IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-03-02: + + <youpi> yay GNU/Hurd + <youpi> I have added i_translator check in e2fsck, it was missing + <youpi> I had a volume that was keeping making ext2fs crash + <youpi> with a reproductible scenario + <youpi> could easily work out it was i_translator, then add a + check to e2fsck, run it, which indeed fixed, them, and voilà, + ext2fs was working again + <youpi> all that on the same machine with *no* system reboot + <youpi> just ext2fs restart :) + + +So if you want to [reason for contibuting to the Hurd], +please [[get in contact|contact_us]] -- and maybe already grab the [[source +code|source_repositories]]. + +--- + +The **GNU Hurd** is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. It is a +collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to implement file +systems, network protocols, file access control, and other features that are +implemented by the Unix kernel or similar kernels (such as Linux). [[More +detailed|hurd/documentation]]. + +**GNU Mach** is the microkernel upon which a GNU Hurd system is based. It +provides an Inter Process Communication (IPC) mechanism that the Hurd uses to +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/contributing/web_pages/news/skeleton.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/skeleton.mdwn index d63b4445..bb39cd6e 100644 --- a/contributing/web_pages/news/skeleton.mdwn +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/skeleton.mdwn @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Will be set by tschwinge when publishing. <!-- This is just a skeleton. Use it to create a new QotH. --> -A quarter of the Hurd: *TODO*, *TODO*, and *TODO*. +A quarter of the Hurd, QN of YYYY: *TODO*, *TODO*, and *TODO*. [[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news text="Details."]][[!toggleable id=full_news text="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]""" else=" |