Re: Filesystem support
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> Hello, OKUJI!
>
> > I'm going to support virtual terminals by using Linux console
> > driver, but this doesn't mean the virtual terminals in Hurd will be
> > compatible with the ones in Linux. I may modify the code
> > extensively. And, it's possible to support virtual terminals in the
> > Hurd level, while my solution will be made in the GNU Mach level.
> >
> > > Did anybody succeed in running "screen" under Hurd?
> >
> > I don't know.
>
> Now I understand why GNU Hurd is developped so slowly. There is already a
> user-space VT implementation (screen), made by GNU itself, which just
> needs minor tuning (it even compiles out-of-box).
> However, you are going to put all this stuff into the micro(!!!)kernel.
While we're in 0.02euro mode, here's mine. IMHO a vt server is probably
the best solution (i.e. a hurd-type solution, but working like hurd's
ext2fs server).
Matthew
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