On June 20, 2026 6:05:21 PM GMT+01:00, [email protected] wrote: >June 20, 2026 at 12:14 PM, "Bradley Morgan" <[email protected] >mailto:[email protected]?to=%22Bradley%20Morgan%22%20%3Cinclude%40grrlz.net%3E >> wrote: > > > >> >> On 20 June 2026 17:05:02 BST, [email protected] wrote: >> >> > >> > June 20, 2026 at 4:58 AM, "Bradley Morgan" <[email protected] >> > >mailto:[email protected]?to=%22Bradley%20Morgan%22%20%3Cinclude%40grrlz.net%3E >> > >> > > >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > >> > > On June 20, 2026 1:11:13 AM GMT+01:00, [email protected] wrote: >> > > >> > > > >> > > > June 19, 2026 at 6:05 PM, "Bradley Morgan" <[email protected] >> > > > >> > > >> > >mailto:[email protected]?to=%22Bradley%20Morgan%22%20%3Cinclude%40grrlz.net%3E >> > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > On June 19, 2026 11:02:03 PM GMT+01:00, Paulo Duarte >> > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > On 19 Jun 2026, at 22:50, Bradley Morgan ><[email protected]> >> > > >> > wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Good that sergey did it (atleast some) :) >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > He did 95% of the work. >> > > > > > >> > > > > Oh. Well, could we make some sort of telegram group? Or are you >> > > >> > folks >> > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > > not >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > into telegram.. :( >> > > > > >> > > > I would imagine that most people are not into that in the Hurd >group, >> > > >> > but >> > >> > > >> > > > some >> > > > might be ok with it. I personally don't like that it is routed on >a >> > > > central >> > > > server... >> > > > >> > > > There is always #hurd irc channel. >> > > > >> > > > XMPP (jabber) supports public rooms (maybe private ones). >JMP.chat >> > > > >> > > > Mumble voice chat would be an option. >> > > > >> > > > I am a member of the FSF, and they support jitsi chatrooms (audio >/ >> > > > video). >> > > > >> > > Sorry to be so nitpicky here, but I don't like the UI on irc (on >mobile) >> > > I prefer to do my informal chats and stuff on mobile. >> > > >> > > Telegram has a Amazing UI tbh, and it's more privacy focused then >e.g: >> > > discord >> > > >> > > I'm suggesting it because then I can chat where I pretty much >always >> > > >> > talk >> > >> > > >> > > to people, I mean, I have mastodon too. >> > > >> > No need to apologize. You are not nickpicking. You are just describing >> > what >> > you want. :) >> > >> > I believe that matrix is a more libre option for the Hurd, and they do >> > have mobile >> > clients. Riot is one. Maybe next week I'll re-set up my matrix >client... >> > >> > Unless, I can set up dino-im to bridge to matrix...should be possible. >> > >> > Are you sure that you don't want to try XMPP? We can create private / >> > public chat >> > rooms. And jmp.chat has a android client. cheogram: >> > https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.cheogram.android/ >> > which is based on the "conversations" XMPP client. Both work >splendidly >> > in mobile. >> > >> > P.S. hmmmm, well I actually am trying a fun experiment. For at least a >> > week the only >> > computer that I will use is the Hurd running on real hardware...does >the >> > Hurd support >> > a telagram client? >> > >> Port it! It's a debian application >> >> They also have a web client > >I am not a big fan of telegram, so I probably won't try to port the debian >application. But I could try to run the web client. The Hurd's best >modern >web browser is luabit ( in my opinion ), which might be powerful enough to >run >the telegram client. >
web.telegram.org Give it a try! :) >> >> > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Are you a ARM folk too? >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > An enthusiast, not an ARM system developer though. Did it for >> > > >> > quite >> > >> > > >> > > > > > some time for i686 and x86_64, but got so many years working >with >> > > > > > business applications with high level languages that started >> > > >> > really >> > >> > > >> > > > > > missing the low-level C stuff. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > I daily drive in a M4 MacBook, have a few Raspberry Pis and a >few >> > > > > >> > > > other >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > ARM SoCs. But my ultimate goal is to have it booting on an >old M1 >> > > >> > Mac >> > >> > > >> > > > > > Mini, even if just via serial TTY. >> > > > > > >> > > > > Could we get it booting starting off on u-boot? If we modify >the >> > > >> > code to >> > >> > > >> > > > > allow hurd to work, because currently it only supports Linux >> > > >> > loading >> > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Perhaps if we are lucky ;) we could get arm.com folks to >work >> > > >> > on >> > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > > hurd. >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > but we may not be lucky :( >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > That would be great. >> > > > > > >> > > > > If anyone that knows arm.com people sees this thread, get their >> > > > > attention, please. >> > > > > >> > > > > If you told me how id get their attention, id surely push it a >try. >> > > > > >> > > > I sometimes give puri.sm a suggestion (business idea). You could >try >> > > >> > to >> > >> > > >> > > > convince them >> > > > to port their Librem 5 to the Hurd. I own such a device. The >librem 5 >> > > > supports >> > > > a virtual serial console via USB... >> > > > >> > > > [email protected] mailto:[email protected] >> > > > >> > > Intriguing, I'm into arm.com people >> > > more, but I'm sure we can do that, for them to think about it, what >> > > we need to do is make them realize >> > > the benefits of porting their machine/chipset to the hurd. >> > > >> > > They won't just do it for no reason.. >> > > >> > I already sent them an email saying that they should support the Hurd. >> > >> > Also the librem 5 supports a hardware serial too! >> > >> > > >> > > (Same with the arm.com folks tbf) >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Thanks! >> > > >> > >> Thanks! >> > Thanks!
