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Re: [Gnewsense-dev] GNU project preference?
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Karl Goetz |
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Re: [Gnewsense-dev] GNU project preference? |
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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:30:55 +1030 |
On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:47:28 +0200
Simon Josefsson <address@hidden> 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?
yes. its todo.
> 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
> * /bin/sh - this is dash but GNU Bash exists
mawk/gawk, openssh/lsh,gnu mailutils are others i have on my list.
> I'm sure there are other examples, but these are the ones I could
> identify easily.
> This could make gNewSense become more like a "GNU OS".
>
> /Simon
provide a patch to the relevant tasks, made against metad.
kk
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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
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Re: [Gnewsense-dev] GNU project preference?, Robert Millan, 2009/10/23