From 88c7b6d91b7165dc41ffaed17d6bf29a3503def3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arne Babenhauserheide Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:19:53 +0200 Subject: Added “what we need” weblog entry. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn (limited to 'community/weblogs') diff --git a/community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn b/community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b12f7d31 --- /dev/null +++ b/community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +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! +→ [http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-hurd@gnu.org/msg19105.html](info) + +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 find the code in our [[source_repositories]] (git). “The great next stuff” is in the [incubator git repo](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/incubator.git/), including [clisp](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/incubator.git/tree/?h=clisp) (translators in lisp), [dde](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/incubator.git/tree/?h=dde) (using Linux device drivers), [nsmux](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/incubator.git/tree/?h=nsmux) (setting translators with file,,translator) and many others. -- cgit v1.2.3