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Re: [Gnewsense-dev] Re: GNU project preference?
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Robert Millan |
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Re: [Gnewsense-dev] Re: GNU project preference? |
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Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:23:05 +0200 |
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On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 03:35:49PM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote:
> Robert Millan <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 09:47:28AM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote:
> >> Some of the default tools in gNewSense are non-GNU projects, even though
> >> a GNU-project exists that implements the same tool. Wouldn't it be nice
> >> if gNewSense preferred the GNU tools when possible?
> >>
> >> For example:
> >>
> >> * /usr/bin/telnet - this is NetKit but GNU InetUtils exists
> >> * /usr/bin/ftp - this is NetKit but GNU InetUtils exists
> >> * /bin/ping - this is NetKit but GNU InetUtils exists
> >
> > I'm making those the default. Will be effective next time we resync with
> > the bazaar repo.
>
> Great!
>
> I spent some time learning live-helper.. Will things work if I point it
> to the metad repository? Is your work any near a point where you can
> publish step-by-step instructions how to build a livecd for gnewsense
> metad?
live-helper should work, but I haven't got around to using it. If you can
test it and produce images out of it, that'd be quite useful.
We still need Ubiquity so users can install metad from a live CD, though.
--
Robert Millan
The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and
how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we
still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all."
- Re: [Gnewsense-dev] GNU project preference?, (continued)
Re: [Gnewsense-dev] GNU project preference?, Robert Millan, 2009/10/23
Re: [Gnewsense-dev] GNU project preference?, Robert Millan, 2009/10/23