Robert Millan <r...@aybabtu.com> 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? >> * /bin/sh - this is dash but GNU Bash exists > > Bash and dash serve different purposes. Bash aims to have lots of useful > features and dash aims to implement the minimum required by POSIX. Yeah, I guessed that part may be controversial. :-) Still, having a distribution that preferred GNU tools over non-GNU tools everywhere would be something I'd want to use as a reference system to make software I create work as smooth as possible. /Simon _______________________________________________ gNewSense-dev mailing list gNewSense-dev@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-dev
