From cc5c07501ad5dff7ae8205ab8da7a28846b88a2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arne Babenhauserheide Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 10:31:43 +0200 Subject: Released the QotH 2011-q2. --- news/2011-q2.mdwn | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 news/2011-q2.mdwn (limited to 'news/2011-q2.mdwn') diff --git a/news/2011-q2.mdwn b/news/2011-q2.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0d70b95f --- /dev/null +++ b/news/2011-q2.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2011 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]]."]]"""]] + + + +A Quarter of the Hurd: *graphical installer*, *GSoC*, and *Debian inclusion plan*. +[[!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=""" + + + +The last two months Samuel Thibault [created](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-05/msg00189.html) the first Debian GNU/Hurd CD set with a graphical installer. You can dowload it at [the usual place for debian cdimages](http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/installer/cdimage/). + +Also Jeremie Koenig started working on his [[Google_Summer_of_Code_project|user/jkoenig/java]]: bringing not only Java to the Hurd but also adding missing parts in Hurd pthreads. As first treat he [added signal improvements](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-05/msg00182.html). +Meanwhile Tanguy le Carrour offered to sponsor some Hurd work, and followed up on his offer by adding Hurd bounties on FOSS factory - [[claim_them_if_you_can|news/2011-05-02-foss_factory]]! It’s no full additional GSoC, but a step in the right direction. So, if you have more money than time and want the Hurd to succeed, why don’t you join Tanguy? + +On the technical side, Samuel Thibault [fixed a port-leak](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-05/msg00025.html) in file_reparent which got visible in the debian builder. + +And on the organizational side, the Hurd now has a clear path to full inclusion in Debian: Since we now have a graphical installer, the next goal is to get as many packages ported as freekbsd (85%) for Wheezy, sometime between mid 2012 and beginning of 2013. We currently are at about 65%, so, if you always wanted to contribute to the Hurd and did not know how to help most effectively: [[Porting|contributing#porting]] is a great way to help improving the Hurd, especially now! + +Finally, if you think that the MotH needs some spice up or misses crucial information, it is now much easier to contribute to it, because from this version onward, it is prepared [[publicly_in_the_wiki|contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next]], lowering the barrier of entry for news-writing. Feel free to [[contribute|contributing/web_pages/news]]! + +"""]] -- cgit v1.2.3 From a157c0cc65688adad69ae7360cb643029d56f7af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arne Babenhauserheide Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 10:35:46 +0200 Subject: syntax fixes (sorry) --- news/2011-q2.mdwn | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'news/2011-q2.mdwn') diff --git a/news/2011-q2.mdwn b/news/2011-q2.mdwn index 0d70b95f..3cbaec27 100644 --- a/news/2011-q2.mdwn +++ b/news/2011-q2.mdwn @@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ 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]]."]]"""]] - +[[!meta date="2011-07-01 23:42 UTC"]] A Quarter of the Hurd: *graphical installer*, *GSoC*, and *Debian inclusion plan*. [[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news -- cgit v1.2.3 From a8f565085d2e72127894131a1e6eb21454b442f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arne Babenhauserheide Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 19:52:03 +0200 Subject: qoth: freekbsd->kFreeBSD (svante) and link to Hurd in Wheezy plan --- news/2011-q2.mdwn | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'news/2011-q2.mdwn') diff --git a/news/2011-q2.mdwn b/news/2011-q2.mdwn index 3cbaec27..cc396a07 100644 --- a/news/2011-q2.mdwn +++ b/news/2011-q2.mdwn @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Meanwhile Tanguy le Carrour offered to sponsor some Hurd work, and followed up o On the technical side, Samuel Thibault [fixed a port-leak](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-05/msg00025.html) in file_reparent which got visible in the debian builder. -And on the organizational side, the Hurd now has a clear path to full inclusion in Debian: Since we now have a graphical installer, the next goal is to get as many packages ported as freekbsd (85%) for Wheezy, sometime between mid 2012 and beginning of 2013. We currently are at about 65%, so, if you always wanted to contribute to the Hurd and did not know how to help most effectively: [[Porting|contributing#porting]] is a great way to help improving the Hurd, especially now! +And on the organizational side, the Hurd now has a clear path to full [inclusion in Debian](http://wiki.debian.org/Debian_GNU/Hurd): Since we now have a graphical installer, the next goal is to get as many packages ported as kFreeBSD (85%) for Wheezy, sometime between mid 2012 and beginning of 2013. We currently are at about 65%, so, if you always wanted to contribute to the Hurd and did not know how to help most effectively: [[Porting|contributing#porting]] is a great way to help improving the Hurd, especially now! Finally, if you think that the MotH needs some spice up or misses crucial information, it is now much easier to contribute to it, because from this version onward, it is prepared [[publicly_in_the_wiki|contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next]], lowering the barrier of entry for news-writing. Feel free to [[contribute|contributing/web_pages/news]]! -- cgit v1.2.3 From 2f8880d2154cef27428b06be4e9856abc1bbcb1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 19:07:37 +0200 Subject: news/2011-q2: Finalize. --- news/2011-q2.mdwn | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'news/2011-q2.mdwn') diff --git a/news/2011-q2.mdwn b/news/2011-q2.mdwn index cc396a07..92c13b55 100644 --- a/news/2011-q2.mdwn +++ b/news/2011-q2.mdwn @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ 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]]."]]"""]] -[[!meta date="2011-07-01 23:42 UTC"]] +[[!meta date="2011-07-03 17:30 UTC"]] -A Quarter of the Hurd: *graphical installer*, *GSoC*, and *Debian inclusion plan*. +A quarter of the Hurd, Q2 of 2011: *Graphical Installer*, *GSoC*, and *Debian*. [[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news text="Details."]][[!toggleable id=full_news text="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]""" else=" @@ -18,17 +18,44 @@ else=" [[!cut id="full_news" text=""" - - -The last two months Samuel Thibault [created](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-05/msg00189.html) the first Debian GNU/Hurd CD set with a graphical installer. You can dowload it at [the usual place for debian cdimages](http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/installer/cdimage/). - -Also Jeremie Koenig started working on his [[Google_Summer_of_Code_project|user/jkoenig/java]]: bringing not only Java to the Hurd but also adding missing parts in Hurd pthreads. As first treat he [added signal improvements](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-05/msg00182.html). -Meanwhile Tanguy le Carrour offered to sponsor some Hurd work, and followed up on his offer by adding Hurd bounties on FOSS factory - [[claim_them_if_you_can|news/2011-05-02-foss_factory]]! It’s no full additional GSoC, but a step in the right direction. So, if you have more money than time and want the Hurd to succeed, why don’t you join Tanguy? - -On the technical side, Samuel Thibault [fixed a port-leak](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-05/msg00025.html) in file_reparent which got visible in the debian builder. - -And on the organizational side, the Hurd now has a clear path to full [inclusion in Debian](http://wiki.debian.org/Debian_GNU/Hurd): Since we now have a graphical installer, the next goal is to get as many packages ported as kFreeBSD (85%) for Wheezy, sometime between mid 2012 and beginning of 2013. We currently are at about 65%, so, if you always wanted to contribute to the Hurd and did not know how to help most effectively: [[Porting|contributing#porting]] is a great way to help improving the Hurd, especially now! - -Finally, if you think that the MotH needs some spice up or misses crucial information, it is now much easier to contribute to it, because from this version onward, it is prepared [[publicly_in_the_wiki|contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next]], lowering the barrier of entry for news-writing. Feel free to [[contribute|contributing/web_pages/news]]! +Jérémie Koenig started working on his [[Google Summer of Code +project|user/jkoenig/java]]: bringing not only Java to the Hurd, but also +fixing or adding missing parts in the Hurd's components along the way. For +example, he already contributed [a set of signal handling +improvements](http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2011-06/threads.html#00119). + +Samuel Thibault +[created](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-05/msg00189.html) the +first Debian GNU/Hurd CD set with a graphical installer. You can dowload it at +[the usual place for Debian CD +images](http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/installer/cdimage/). + +Amongst others, Samuel also [tracked down and +fixed](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-05/msg00025.html) a port +leak in `file_reparent`. This one got visible on the Debian package builder +machine. + +On the organizational side, there is now a real plan to release a Hurd variant +of Debian with their next major release, Wheezy. Expected towards the end of +2012 or beginning of 2013, the Hurd-specific bits of that release effort's +process are being tracked on . There +is still a lot of work left to be done, but -- as everyone knows -- a real goal +as well as a bit of pressure might help to actually get it done. If you want +to lend a helping hand in order to make this happen, [[porting +packages|contributing#porting]] is a great way to get started and do something +useful at the same time. + +Tanguy le Carrour offered to sponsor some Hurd work, and followed up on his +offer by adding to the Hurd bounties that Thomas Schwinge had set up over at on +FOSS Factory -- [[claim them if you can|2011-05-02-foss_factory]]! It's not +(not yet?) comparable to a Google Summer of Code student's salary, but a step +into the right direction. So, if you have more money than time and want the +Hurd to advance, why don't you [[join Tanguy|2011-05-02-foss_factory]]? + +At the end of August, Hurd folks will be meeting at the [[GNU Hackers +Meeting|community/meetings/ghm2011]] in Paris. Samuel Thibault will be giving +a talk (*GNU/Hurd, aka. Extensibility from the Ground*), and -- amongs others +-- Jérémie Koenig will be there too, ready to answer all the questions about +his Java/Hurd Google Summer of Code work. """]] -- cgit v1.2.3