On Wednesday 04 August 2010 19:25:26 olafbuddenha...@gmx.net wrote: > > * Hurd related: > > - Boot on laptop ;) > > - Non-jerky X > > - Switching between console and X > > - A full-featured high-resolution console (doesn't good X suffice?) > > - WLAN > > - Ported Firefox > > - Flash > > > > * Others (have to be fixed, though): > > - NFS: climm, w3m, git > > > > Also USB, since it's often needed? > > > > Is that about right? > > Well, roughly. But it's really hard to simplify it like this. The > original list has a lot of if's for a reason -- it really depends a lot > on the setup I choose, and thus what workarounds I can apply...
What about console on X? Would that suffice for your needs? > If by "pure" Hurd environment you mean having no Linux boxes at all (not > even the router) running in parallel, there are a few more showstoppers. That would be my ultimate wish: no dependency on other systems. > > Which of these would persist with Linux on the Laptop as backup? > Most of them. Dual-booting is really too much pain for all but very > sporadic use cases. I meant: Just using Linux on the laptop and Hurd on the desktop, so you don’t have to stop your Hurd to use Linux (I have normal uptimes of a few weeks, so I know how it hurts to restart the box :) ). Would that help? Or is it what you meant? Best wishes, Arne
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