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From: douglas@dekalb.UUCP (Douglas B. Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: What kinds of things would you want in the GNU OS?
Keywords: Distributed file system, global name space
Message-ID: <586@dekalb.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jun 89 16:07:53 GMT
References: <106326@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <8380@june.cs.washington.edu> <16463@bellcore.bellcore.com>
Reply-To: douglas@dekalb.UUCP (Douglas B. Jones)
Organization: DeKalb College, Clarkston GA
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In article <16463@bellcore.bellcore.com> sjs@ctt.bellcore.com (Stan Switzer) writes:
>In article <8380@june.cs.washington.edu> ka@june.cs.washington.edu (Kenneth Almquist) writes:
>> James Buster asks what kinds of things should be in th GNU kernel:
>> 
>> > Networking:	NFS? RFS? Something better?
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>>     3) If a file cannot be accessed because the system it is on is
>> 	down or unreachable, the user should be notified quickly.
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>We have got to figure out how to stop constantly emulating terminals.
>Maybe a "visual shell" is in order.  What are the implications on
>external program interfaces?  Will argv[] and the fd vector be a
>sufficient mechanism, or will something entirely different be
>necessary (for instance service port capabilities)?  Let's plug
>programs (modules) together like tinker-toys (down with syntax, I want
>to program using pictures and gestures!).
>Stan Switzer  sjs@ctt.bellcore.com

Some of use don't have access to workstation, but are useing dumb terminals.
So, if your last statement of "useing pictures and gestures" is a reference
to the graphical abilaties of workstations, some of use would be left out
in the cold.

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