Please excuse me for butting in here, gentlemen, but I'd like to say a few words, if I may.
On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:36:22 -0500, Frans Pop wrote: > - vmur (was enabled, but files were not included in the deb) Obviously, per "Device Drivers, Features, and Commands", downloadable from http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/dw/linux390/docu/lk32dd04.pdf, vmur is only useful when running Debian in a virtual machine under z/VM. I am one such user. vmur provides a useful facility for transferring files between CMS guests and Linux guests without requiring a functioning TCP/IP network. It also allows Linux files (after being translated to EBCDIC) to be printed on z/VM system printers. I'll be honest and say I have not attempted to use it, but I'd hate to see users' options closed out just because no-one has the resources to test it. I volunteer to test it for you, if I can get IP connectivity to a working server from which I can download installation images. I'm not trying to make a lot more work for you. If it would be a real bear to Debianize vmur, then there are probably more important issues to deal with; but if it's not too much fuss it would be nice to see it implemented. I like the general principle that Frans stated when he said: > I guess the main reason to exclude things is because either: > - they are not useful on Debian systems > - using them would conflict with the Debian way of configuring devices > (using sysconfig-hardware) As to whether it conflicts with sysconfig-hardware, I don't know. But it would definitely be useful on a Debian system running under z/VM. And I would venture to guess that most Debian systems for the s390 architecture run in a virtual machine on z/VM. Take this with however many grains of salt you think its worth. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
