no slight to the inventor of dp9ik, but has it been verified?


On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 7:48 PM Eli Cohen <echoline@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 7:39 PM Lucio De Re <lucio.dere@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 2/10/21, Eli Cohen <echoline@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I noticed the patches from 9front to 9legacy are not well-maintained.
> I'm
> > > trying to figure out if this would be an appreciated exercise from
> someone
> > > (me) who doesn't know all that much and would learn from doing it, and
> if
> > > so, what are priorities for things to port back as patches for 9legacy
> > >
> > In short: it's a bitch!
> >
> > I'm sure David will appreciate all the help he can get, but the code
> > divergences will not be easy to tame.
> >
> > I don't like Git, but I also don't think the Plan 9 "dump" is adequate
> > to the task of tracking "branches" as would apply in this complex
> > case.
> >
> > Perhaps I can recommend isolating bug fixes as distinct from adding
> > features, but where does one draw the line?
>
> I'm not even sure where or how to start. dp9ik seems important if
> 9legacy doesn't already have something similar. that's probably both a
> bug fix and feature... and quite a task! but I would be interested in
> porting patches back to learn more
>
> >
> > Best of luck, if you intend to proceed.
> >
> > Lucio.

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