On Sat, May 18, 2002 at 02:14:43PM -0500, Adam Heath wrote: > On Sat, 18 May 2002, Jeroen Dekkers wrote: > > > > One has to prove they can follow the current standard, before attempting to > > > change. > > > > Could you please give me the standard describing how to port Debian to > > another operating system? I couldn't find it, but of course I'm just a > > random fool and you're God, so you can probably give me the url. > > There is none, and you know it. That has nothing to do with what I said. > > The current standard is how Debian functions. hurd should be molded to fit > Debian, not Debian molded to fit hurd. Modifying Debian to work with hurd, > means that *ALL* other ports of Debian need to be modified. Is that what you > really want? Can you honestly suggest this course of action? About what modifications are you talking? > > > And, hurd has not even done that. > > > > Done what? Being compatible with Linux? That won't happen. > > Who said anything about Linux? This is *Debian* you must be compatible with. Debian is only GNU/Linux at the moment. Being compatible with Debian thus means being compatible of GNU/Linux. Or do you mean something else? If you don't say where you're talking about, I can only guess. > I am not surprised that you attempt to misdirect this pointless thread with > more pointlessness, by saying that this is an argument about hurd and Linux. Thanks for giving me a good example about somebody who thinks the Hurd is pointless. > > > Once we see that they can fit in with the rest of Debian, then hurd will be > > > given the credence it desires. Until then, most requests will fall on deaf > > > ears. > > > > I doubt the Hurd can fit i with the rest of Debian. We need a lot of > > changes for that, especially in the attitude of the cabals, I don't > > think that will ever happen. > > The hurd cabals, maybe. Which Hurd cabals? Jeroen Dekkers -- Jabber ID: jdekkers@jabber.org IRC ID: jeroen@openprojects GNU supporter - http://www.gnu.org
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