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<context-sensitive information ruthlessly snipped> > > For device drivers, there is no desire on anyone's part to write more > "native" code. The only other substantial Linux code is for the > TCP/IP stack. I do plan a native implementation at some point, but > it's not a terribly high priority. That is kind of what I figured. Get it to work, and then see if people are bored enough to optimize it later. <snip> > > -FAT 16/32 and VFAT support (something like ext2fs or isofs from what I > > understand, not like mtools - I am not even sure mtools supports Fat32) > > FAT/VFAT support would be *very* nice. > Yes, I miss it =) I am starting to look depply into kernel architecture/hackery, and I'm looking for a (IMO) slightly smaller project to start on first. > > -CD extensions support - I saw that rockridge is supported, but > nothing like > > Joliet (which is unfortunately what half of my CDs are written with, > > including the CD I saved the debian Hurd packages on) > > I would have no objection to this; I also need to design and implement > appropriate Hurd extensions too, and make sure mkisofs supports them. > I believe mkisofs supports them, I know linux does already. However I read on one of the Hurd pages or in some TODO or README (or perhaps it was that postscript file) that there were people working on isofs, so I decided asking first would be very wise. > > > -USB support. > > Do you mean the Universal Serial Bus? I don't know much about it, so > I can't say. > Linux is trying to get USB support in, but I don't think the architecture maps around it well- being able to have multiple keyboards and mice and the like, being able to add and remove devices at a whim. The whole major/minor thing is a slight pain as well. That is actually what made me finally decide to look at the Hurd. > Thomas -David
