Re: The World After Linux-2.0 (Was: Re: Linux-2.0)

root (root@zaphod.skynet.be)
Thu, 6 Jun 1996 23:30:37 +0200 (MET DST)

> If anybody wanted to try his hand and help, he could do it better if
> forewarned. So, I want to know where will Linux be heading.
>
> I know about IPv6, POSIX.6. I know about XXXX support in the kernel, which
> will not happen, will happen in part or will provoke a fission in Linux
> development. What else ?
>
> NFSv3 ?
> ATM ? (I know W. Almesberger is working on it)
> PA-RISC port ?
> Linux on SGI boxes ?

Guess who is at SGI? - David has 3 full months there, so the thing should be
up and running.

> VGER running Linux and working perfectly :) ?

There was the promise of vger getting a sun4m replacement board some day,
after that vger will be running Linux.

> RAID levels > 0 ?
> Journaling filesystem ?
> Portals filesystem ?
>
> Anything else ? Anything already implemented ?

My room is filling with SparcStations, all running Linux. I hope to have
Linux/Sparc 2.0 released just a few hours after Linux/Intel 2.0.

Love, peace, and sparclinux,
Eddie