From e8ec183817e796c11131d224ccf5a8d2e49ab24c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:44:58 +0200 Subject: The mailing lists are explained on [[mailing_lists]]. --- faq.en.in | 13 ------------- 1 file changed, 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/faq.en.in b/faq.en.in index ef8c97ac..53a4f106 100644 --- a/faq.en.in +++ b/faq.en.in @@ -27,19 +27,6 @@ license is included in the file COPYRIGHT. ? Generally Speaking -?? What mailing lists are there? - -{NHW} There are four principle mailing lists: - -- bug-hurd@gnu.org: Development of the Hurd and Mach. -- help-hurd@gnu.org: General questions about the Hurd. -- web-hurd@gnu.org: Maintenance of the Hurd webpages at - http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html -- debian-hurd@lists.debian.org: All things related to Debian GNU/Hurd - (especially porting issues). - -Subscribe in the usual manner. - ?? Where do I submit bug reports? {AMS} Either send the bug report as an email to bug-hurd@gnu.org, or -- cgit v1.2.3 From e11d04940c63a7a30f639b342264693dd436e555 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:53:07 +0200 Subject: Link to the Savannah trackers from [[trackers]]. --- faq.en.in | 6 ------ hurd.mdwn | 1 + mailing_lists.mdwn | 3 ++- trackers.mdwn | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) create mode 100644 trackers.mdwn diff --git a/faq.en.in b/faq.en.in index 53a4f106..49c10c69 100644 --- a/faq.en.in +++ b/faq.en.in @@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ license is included in the file COPYRIGHT. ? Generally Speaking -?? Where do I submit bug reports? - -{AMS} Either send the bug report as an email to bug-hurd@gnu.org, or -use the Savannah Bug Tracker at -http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=hurd. - ?? Is there a TODO list? {NHW} Yes, in fact, several. diff --git a/hurd.mdwn b/hurd.mdwn index 04c692ac..0bdcdca8 100644 --- a/hurd.mdwn +++ b/hurd.mdwn @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ # Developer References * [[Rules]] +* [[Trackers]] * [[Toolchain]] * [[glibc]] * Libraries diff --git a/mailing_lists.mdwn b/mailing_lists.mdwn index e2936a8a..66cdbc78 100644 --- a/mailing_lists.mdwn +++ b/mailing_lists.mdwn @@ -93,4 +93,5 @@ Discussion about the [[GNU_system|hurd/running/gnu]]. # Related -* [[IRC]] + * [[IRC]] + * [[Trackers]] diff --git a/trackers.mdwn b/trackers.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cb1d9c89 --- /dev/null +++ b/trackers.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] + +[[meta license="""[[toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[toggleable +id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant +Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license +is included in the section entitled +[[GNU_Free_Documentation_License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] + +A number of different trackers are available at the [GNU Savannah Hurd +Group](http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/hurd). + + +# Bugs + + + + +# Tasks + + + + +# Patches + + -- cgit v1.2.3 From 9564729d9beacb3d29aa8608770488ed0c06088f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:55:11 +0200 Subject: This information is present in [[hurd/todo]]. --- faq.en.in | 7 ------- 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/faq.en.in b/faq.en.in index 49c10c69..6bc9cb70 100644 --- a/faq.en.in +++ b/faq.en.in @@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ license is included in the file COPYRIGHT. ? Generally Speaking -?? Is there a TODO list? - -{NHW} Yes, in fact, several. - -- /tasks -- /TODO - ?? There is so much spam in GNU mailing lists! Why? {OK} GNU mailing lists don't have spam filters so that anyone can post -- cgit v1.2.3 From ccb13ab9e283fc39a228c67379277eb9759d6da9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:03:15 +0200 Subject: There no longer is much spam on GNU mailing lists. However, talk a bit about previous times on [[mailing_lists]]. --- faq.en.in | 12 ------------ mailing_lists.mdwn | 10 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/faq.en.in b/faq.en.in index 6bc9cb70..ae3d87d9 100644 --- a/faq.en.in +++ b/faq.en.in @@ -25,18 +25,6 @@ license is included in the file COPYRIGHT. Neal H Walfield neal@cs.uml.edu -? Generally Speaking - -?? There is so much spam in GNU mailing lists! Why? - -{OK} GNU mailing lists don't have spam filters so that anyone can post -to mailing lists and mail won't get lost. It's expected that -subscribers have their own spam filtering. - -Please don't raise this topic in Hurd mailing lists -- it's off-topic -issue. Search mailing lists archives for threads about spam in Hurd -mailing lists. - ? Installation ?? Where do I get Debian GNU/Hurd? diff --git a/mailing_lists.mdwn b/mailing_lists.mdwn index 66cdbc78..66ae1f58 100644 --- a/mailing_lists.mdwn +++ b/mailing_lists.mdwn @@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ Discussion around and questions regarding the Discussion about the [[GNU_system|hurd/running/gnu]]. +# Spam + +GNU mailing lists used to have no spam filtering applied -- everyone was +allowed to post, the lists were completely unmoderated. This resulted in +getting the lists spammed very much, as you can see in the web archives. If +you're interested in getting hold of (mostly) spam-free mboxes, then talk to +[[Thomas_Schwinge|tschwinge]]. Also [[read_about|unmoderated]] the +spam-rejection techniques being used today. + + # Related * [[IRC]] -- cgit v1.2.3 From 2fcf5a8b0d20aadd59fbee967d9d75ee4f34085b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:05:14 +0200 Subject: Installing Debian GNU/Hurd is explained on various wiki pages. --- faq.en.in | 16 ---------------- 1 file changed, 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/faq.en.in b/faq.en.in index ae3d87d9..a694c94c 100644 --- a/faq.en.in +++ b/faq.en.in @@ -27,22 +27,6 @@ license is included in the file COPYRIGHT. ? Installation -?? Where do I get Debian GNU/Hurd? - -{AMS} Instructions on how to download and install Debian GNU/Hurd are -available at http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/ - -Debian GNU/Hurd can also be installed using a CD, information about it -can be found at the following site: -http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-cd - -?? How do I install Debian GNU/Hurd? - -{NHW} Consult one of the installation guides. The most up to date guide -can be found at: - - http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install - ?? What kind of hardware is supported? {NHW} Currently, the GNU Hurd only runs on IA32 machines, however, -- cgit v1.2.3 From eee1566c5165980e281437c025536491655520e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:07:29 +0200 Subject: Supported for hardware is described in [[microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list]]. --- faq.en.in | 24 ------------------------ 1 file changed, 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/faq.en.in b/faq.en.in index a694c94c..11e1c242 100644 --- a/faq.en.in +++ b/faq.en.in @@ -27,30 +27,6 @@ license is included in the file COPYRIGHT. ? Installation -?? What kind of hardware is supported? - -{NHW} Currently, the GNU Hurd only runs on IA32 machines, however, -porting to other architectures should not be difficult: the code has -always been written with portability in mind. - -With respect to drivers, GNU Mach uses a subset of the drivers from the -Linux 2.0.x kernel. A relatively complete hardware compatibility guide -can be found at: - - http://www.nongnu.org/thug/gnumach_hardware.html - -If you run into trouble, it is most likely that: - -- You are using IRQ sharing; GNU Mach does not support this in the - least. -- A device driver is frobbing the hardware and accidentally activating - the wrong device. - -In the former case, you should start removing devices or play with the -BIOS. As for the latter, GNU Mach does not support loadable kernel -modules. Therefore, you will have to compile a new kernel and only -activate those device drivers that you actually need. - ?? What partition type should I use for my GNU/Hurd partitions? {MB} You should use an ext2 filesystem. Alternatively, you may use BSD -- cgit v1.2.3