Re: Pthread assumption + starting real port

[OKUJI Yoshinori]

From: Farid Hajji <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: Pthread assumption + starting real port
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 03:23:24 +0100

> I'm sorry, but this just sounds like a religious argument here.

  Yes, of course. GNU Project is not a merely technical project,
perhaps as you know. If you don't know, see the philosophical articles
at the GNU web site.

> All GNU-Software is pretty much portable and doesn't _require_
> glibc, even if it can work with it. I see no reason why the Hurd
> should be an exception here.

  Because very many software packages exist in GNU, there are several,
different reasons why they are portable. As for earlier GNU software,
it was critical that there was no GNU (or other free) kernel yet. So,
to develop GNU software, it was important that it worked on other
operating systems.

  However, once we get a working GNU system, there is no reason that
GNU software should be portable. In fact, many GNU software packages
depend on, for example, gcc or GNU make. So, I don't say that Hurd
shouldn't be portable, but Hurd doesn't have to be portable. Whenever
it is convenient to rely on GNU software, we should do. Usually, it is
much harder to keep compatibility.

Okuji