>>>>> Pavel Roskin writes: PR> Now I understand why GNU Hurd is developped so slowly.
With all due respect, I don't think you do. ;) PR> There is already a user-space VT implementation (screen), made by PR> GNU itself, which just needs minor tuning (it even compiles PR> out-of-box). However, you are going to put all this stuff into PR> the micro(!!!)kernel. OKUJI doesn't do these things one at a time... he designs frameworks that allow us to add huge new pieces of Linux to GNU Mach all in one shot. For example, to port /dev/random, he is designing glue code that will allow him to port *nearly all* character devices. If OKUJI says he is working on VT support in Mach, I would assume it means he's doing it because there are other benefits as well. If not, then I would assume it is not high on his priority list, and that he won't bother doing it if somebody makes VTs available in some other way. The original plan always was to add VT support directly into the Hurd's `term' server, which should be relatively easy (for somebody who understands the issues involved). On the other hand, if you think that GNU screen only needs `minor tuning', then I'd encourage you to compile a Debian package of it yourself, referring to the list archives if you need any help. All the information is there. The only reason one of us is not working on it is because there are higher priorities, and we saw very little benefit compared to the amount of effort it would require from us. The simple explanation for the slow development of the Hurd always has been, and still is, the fact that very few people are doing real work on it. If you did the `minor tuning' that is necessary to build a Debian package of GNU screen and submit the patches to its maintainer, then you will have contributed a great gift to us. I'd encourage you to consider that. PR> Hopefully, our grandchildren will run GNU Hurd on top of a PR> microkernel with videoblaster support :-) Agreed. :) -- Gordon Matzigkeit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> //\ I'm a FIG (http://www.fig.org/) Committed to freedom and diversity \// I use GNU (http://www.gnu.org/)
