From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: mikadoZero Subject: Re: Guix on a microkernel Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:18:36 -0400 Message-ID: References: <20190331140831.xyn52a2twevacwfu@thebird.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:34317) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hAyiZ-00027x-PH for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:19:24 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hAyiY-00007d-Qq for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:19:23 -0400 Received: from forward100j.mail.yandex.net ([2a02:6b8:0:801:2::100]:47332) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hAyiY-000067-GI for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:19:22 -0400 In-reply-to: <20190331140831.xyn52a2twevacwfu@thebird.nl> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Pjotr Prins Cc: Guix-devel Pjotr Prins writes: > ... Being a GNU project we have a stake > in getting the Hurd to a usable level and get people to start using > it for daily work. I do not understand this. Could someone elaborate on this "stake" idea further. Does Guix give preferential treatment to GNU projects over other free software projects? > I attended a talk at FOSDEM this year which gave an overview > > https://fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/roadmap_for_the_hurd/attachments/slides/3270/export/events/attachments/roadmap_for_the_hurd/slides/3270/2019_02_01_fosdem_roadmap.pdf > > It looks like not a fat lot is needed to make this usable for many > people. Most free software will actually run on Hurd today. Thanks for sharing this link. I will watch that talk.