Hi, > Package: hercules > Version: 3.06-1.3 > Severity: wishlist > > Hi Peter, > > fjp pointed me to the hercules package --- looks to be just what I > needed, thank you for maintaining it. The extended package description > is a little overwhelming. I???m quoting it here for reference with > comments. > > | Hercules is an open source software implementation of the mainframe > System/370 > | and ESA/390 architectures, in addition to the new 64-bit z/Architecture. > > Nitpick: I would just say: > > Hercules is a software implementation of the mainframe System/370... > > because isn???t inclusion in Debian enough to imply it is open source?
Yes. This part of the description is most likely derived from the hercules website (http://www.hercules-390.org/). Hercules also runs on other host platforms besides Linux where open source might be less obvious. > > | This means that your PC can emulate an IBM mainframe processor. > [...] > | You will have to use a free software > | operating system such as Linux, write the operating system or standalone > program > | yourself, obtain a license from IBM to run one of their operating systems on > | your PC, or use IBM programs and operating systems which have been placed > in the > | public domain. > > Neat. > > | Virtual networking can be accomplished using the TUN/TAP driver in 2.2 and > 2.4 > | kernels. For older kernels, try the vmnet package. > > This information sounds outdated (2.4.x kernels?). But anyway, this > means that getting networking set up requires root access on the host > machine, right? I am not sure what the easiest way to convey this is; > maybe > > Virtual networking can be accomplished using the TUN/TAP > driver in the host (non-emulated) system???s Linux kernel. > TUN/TAP is still used with 2.6 kernels. But yes, 2.2 and 2.4 can be removed :) > | Hercules was created by Roger Bowler and is maintained by Jay Maynard. Jan > | Jaeger designed and implemented many of the advanced features of Hercules. > > I think this information does not belong in the package description, > because it would not help someone decide whether to install Hercules, > and the description is already long. > The copyright file has all this info indeed. So this can be removed. Cheers, Peter. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
