From 79b120159ed35c10f0f0606edd73f9f3dcc3e30d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arne Babenhauserheide Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:33:37 +0200 Subject: more cool stuff we can do with the hurd. --- community/weblogs/ArneBab/niches_for_the_hurd.mdwn | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/community/weblogs/ArneBab/niches_for_the_hurd.mdwn b/community/weblogs/ArneBab/niches_for_the_hurd.mdwn index ff169b0a..aa9cc030 100644 --- a/community/weblogs/ArneBab/niches_for_the_hurd.mdwn +++ b/community/weblogs/ArneBab/niches_for_the_hurd.mdwn @@ -94,16 +94,16 @@ sounds like an interesting option.*" *"While I believe this can be applied to any kind of applications, I'm personally most interested in more efficient and powerful desktop environments -- these considerations are in fact what got me seriously -interested in the Hurd. +interested in the Hurd.* -Even more specifically, I've done most considerations (though by far not +*Even more specifically, I've done most considerations (though by far not all) on modular web browsing environments. Those interested can read up -some of my thoughts on this: +some of my thoughts on this:* http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20080909073154.GB821%40alien.local -(Just skip the text mode browsing stuff -- the relevant part is the long +*(Just skip the text mode browsing stuff -- the relevant part is the long monologue at the end... I really should put these ideas into my blog.)"* @@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ or even: that's KDEs fabled network transparency on the filesystem / shell level. +* add temporary filesystems anywhere via `settrans -a NODE /hurd/ext2fs` + +* make everything temporarily writeable without really changing it via [[hurd/translator/unionfs]]. + +* Read tar archives and mbox files via `ls foo.tar.gz,,tarfs` and `ls foo.mbox,,mboxfs`, respectively → [[hurd/translator/nsmux]]. + Reality check ------------- -- cgit v1.2.3