Re: RMS: users request you perhaps program HURD: they fear the path the linux kernel is going.

[Jean Louis]

* Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden> [2019-11-16 14:49]:
> 
> Alfred M. Szmidt <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > I also don't think that shepherd is a better name, dmd far better
> > describes the intent Wolfgang and I had when we wrote and designed it.
> 
> It wasn’t our decision to rename dmd to shepherd.  I liked “dmd” too.
> 
> > Infact, most of the commands now make little sense...
> 
> Could you please elaborate?  They are just “herd
> {start|stop|restart|anything…}”.
> 
> --
> Ricardo

Here it is how it was renamed, Guix developers proposed it, Stallman
approved it:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-01/msg00274.html