Re: MiNT goes UNiX, invitation for mailing list

[itschere@TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE]

Claus Brod

> >  Additional remark: Or do you think we should run this discussion over
> > this list?
>
> Yes, absolutely. I don't see a reason why we should split the MiNT
> development efforts by creating a new mailing list.

 It's just that I sort of remember something like this list was meant to
be a hotline for improvements of the kernel, and perhaps not for things
like these, since they're not primarily concerned with the kernel itself.

 Well, perhaps we should ask... Jeff, how about that??? Or anyone else?

 Anyway, I'll start it in the next days. We can still move it later on if
that's `necessary'. :-)

> - Memory protection violations: These are not exactly "UNIX-type"
>   problems, but just bugs in the software. Of course, they should
>   be fixed, but given the state of most software development for
>   the Atari (most of the software is no longer maintained), we may
>   have to live with such software for quite some time.

 Well, if my `sed' or `gtar' keep crashing with mem errors that's not
what I would call clean software. Yes, of course I can get the sources,
compile them to get rid of the problem, and in fact that's what I've
done. I'm only sick and tired by everyone doing his/her own port for
his/her own setup and/or not giving the port away for ftp at all. I
just want to bring a bit more consistence in it... :-)

>   Because of serious memory protection problems, I'm still working
>   with MiNT's memory protection switched off. I'd love to change
>   that, but some of my important software packages would crash.

 So perhaps you would also be able to take benefit of it. :-)

bye,
TeSche
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