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@@ -101,38 +101,47 @@ and the unix security model.  Throughout this talk, we will see that
 this brings further advantages beside freedom.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCove" NAME="ove">Overview</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+
+<P>
 The Hurd is a POSIX compatible multi-server
 system operating on top of the GNU Mach microkernel.
 
+<P>
 Topics:
-GNU Mach
-The Hurd
-Development
-Debian GNU/Hurd
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>GNU Mach</LI>
+  <LI>The Hurd</LI>
+  <LI>Development</LI>
+  <LI>Debian GNU/Hurd</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
+
 <P>
 The Hurd is a POSIX compatible multi-server system operating on top of
 the GNU Mach Microkernel.
 
 <P>
 I will have to explain what GNU Mach is, so we start with that.  Then
-I will talk about the Hurds architecture.  After that, I will give a
+I will talk about the Hurd's architecture.  After that, I will give a
 short overview on the Hurd libraries.  Finally, I will tell you how
 the Debian project is related to the Hurd.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOChis" NAME="his">Historicals</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
-1983: Richard Stallman founds the GNU project.
-1988: Decision is made to use Mach 3.0 as the kernel.
-1991: Mach 3.0 is released under compatible license.
-1991: Thomas Bushnell, BSG, founds the Hurd project.
-1994: The Hurd boots the first time.
-1997: Version 0.2 of the Hurd is released.
-
-1998: Debian hurd-i386 archive is created.
-2001: Debian GNU/Hurd snapshot fills three CD images.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%">
+<TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<UL>
+  <LI>1983: Richard Stallman founds the GNU project.</LI>
+  <LI>1988: Decision is made to use Mach 3.0 as the kernel.</LI>
+  <LI>1991: Mach 3.0 is released under compatible license.</LI>
+  <LI>1991: Thomas Bushnell, BSG, founds the Hurd project.</LI>
+  <LI>1994: The Hurd boots the first time.</LI>
+  <LI>1997: Version 0.2 of the Hurd is released.<BR><BR></LI>
+  <LI>1998: Debian hurd-i386 archive is created.</LI>
+  <LI>2001: Debian GNU/Hurd snapshot fills three CD images.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
+
 <P>
 When Richard Stallman founded the GNU project in 1983, he wanted to
 write an operating system consisting only of free software.  Very
@@ -149,17 +158,23 @@ In 1998, I started the Debian GNU/Hurd project, and in 2001 the number
 of available CDs with Hurd packages fills three CD images.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCker" NAME="ker">Kernel Architectures</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Microkernel:
-Enforces resource managament (paging, scheduling)
-Manages tasks
-Implements message passing for IPC
-Provides basic hardware support
-
+<UL>
+  <LI>Enforces resource management (paging, scheduling)</LI>
+  <LI>Manages tasks</LI>
+  <LI>Implements message passing for IPC</LI>
+  <LI>Provides basic hardware support</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Monolithic kernel:
-No message passing necessary.
-Rich set of features (filesystems, authentication, network sockets, POSIX interface, ...)
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>No message passing necessary</LI>
+  <LI>Rich set of features (filesystems, authentication, network
+  sockets, POSIX interface, ...)</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 Microkernels were very popular in the scientific world around that
 time.  They don't implement a full operating system, but only the
@@ -189,7 +204,7 @@ synchronous and asynchronous operation and a complex interface for
 external pagers.  It's certainly not one of the sexiest microkernels
 that exist today, but more like a big old mama.  The GNU project
 maintains its own version of Mach, called GNU Mach, which is based on
-Mach 3.0.  In addition to the features contained in Mach 3.0, the GNU
+Mach 4.0.  In addition to the features contained in Mach 4.0, the GNU
 version contains many of the Linux 2.0 block device and network card
 drivers.
 <P>
@@ -198,18 +213,23 @@ monolithical kernel design can not be provided here.  But a couple of
 advantages of a microkernel design are fairly obvious.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCmic" NAME="mic">Micro vs Monolithic</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Microkernel
-Clear cut responsibilities
-Flexibility in operating system design, easier debugging
-More stability (less code to break)
-New features are not added to the kernel
-
+<UL>
+  <LI>Clear cut responsibilities
+  <LI>Flexibility in operating system design, easier debugging</LI>
+  <LI>More stability (less code to break)</LI>
+  <LI>New features are not added to the kernel</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Monolithic kernel
-Intolerance or creeping featuritis
-Danger of spaghetti code
-Small changes can have far reaching side effects
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>Intolerance or creeping featuritis</LI>
+  <LI>Danger of spaghetti code</LI>
+  <LI>Small changes can have far reaching side effects</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 Because the system is split up into several components, clean
 interfaces have to be developed, and the responsibilities of each part
@@ -239,17 +259,25 @@ and more error prone.  A small change in one part of the kernel can
 break remote other parts.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCsin" NAME="sin">Single Server vs Multi Server</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Single Server
-A single task implements the functionality of the operating system.
+<UL>
+  <LI>A single task implements the functionality of the operating system.</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Multi Server
-Many tasks cooperate to provide the system's functionality.
-One server provides only a small but well-defined part of the whole system.
-The responsibilities are distributed logically among the servers.
-
-A single-server system is comparable to a monolithic kernel system. It has similar
+<UL>
+  <LI>Many tasks cooperate to provide the system's functionality.</LI>
+  <LI>One server provides only a small but well-defined part of the
+  whole system.</LI>
+  <LI>The responsibilities are distributed logically among the servers.</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
+A single-server system is comparable to a monolithic kernel system. It
+has similar
 advantages and disadvantages.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 There exist a couple of operating systems based on Mach, but they all
 have the same disadvantages as a monolithical kernel, because those
@@ -267,38 +295,49 @@ small part of the functionality of the system, but together they build
 up a complete and functional POSIX compatible operating system.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCmul" NAME="mul">Multi Server is superior, ...</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Any multi-server has advantages over single-server:
-
-Clear cut responsibilities
-More stability: If one server dies, all others remain
-Easier development cycle: Testing without reboot (or replacing running servers), debugging with gdb
-Easier to make changes and add new features
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>Clear cut responsibilities</LI>
+  <LI>More stability: If one server dies, all others remain</LI>
+  <LI>Easier development cycle: Testing without reboot (or replacing
+  running servers), debugging with gdb</LI>
+  <LI>Easier to make changes and add new features
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 Using several servers has many advantages, if done right.  If a file
 system server for a mounted partition crashes, it doesn't take down
-the whole system.  Instead the partition is "unmounted", and you can
-try to start the server again, probably debugging it this time with
-gdb.  The system is less prone to errors in individual components, and
-over-all stability increases.  The functionality of the system can be
-extended by writing and starting new servers dynamically.  (Developing
-these new servers is easier for the reasons just mentioned.)
+the whole system.  Instead the partition is "unmounted", and
+you can try to start the server again, probably debugging it this time
+with gdb.  The system is less prone to errors in individual
+components, and over-all stability increases.  The functionality of
+the system can be extended by writing and starting new servers
+dynamically.  (Developing these new servers is easier for the reasons
+just mentioned.)
 <P>
 But even in a multi-server system the barrier between the system and
 the users remains, and special privileges are needed to cross it.  We
 have not achieved user freedom yet.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCthe" NAME="the">The Hurd even more so.</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
-The Hurd goes beyond all this, and allows users to write and run their servers, too!
-
-Users can replace system servers dynamically with their own implementations.
-Users can decide what parts of the remainder of the system they want to use.
-Users can extend the functionality of the system.
-No mutual trust necessary to make use of other users services.
-Security of the system is not harmed by trusting users services.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
+The Hurd goes beyond all this, and allows users to write and run their
+servers, too!
+<UL>
+  <LI>Users can replace system servers dynamically with their own
+  implementations.</LI>
+  <LI>Users can decide what parts of the remainder of the system they
+  want to use.</LI>
+  <LI>Users can extend the functionality of the system.</LI>
+  <LI>No mutual trust necessary to make use of other users
+  services.</LI>
+  <LI>Security of the system is not harmed by trusting users
+  services.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 To quote Thomas Bushnell, BSG, from his paper
 <A HREF="/software/hurd/hurd-paper.html">``A new strategy towards OS
@@ -314,24 +353,26 @@ exist in advance for users to use each other's services, nor does the
 system become vulnerable by trusting the services of arbitrary users.
 </BLOCKQUOTE>
 
-<EM>
-So the Hurd is a set of servers running on top of the Mach
+<P>
+<EM>So the Hurd is a set of servers running on top of the Mach
 micro-kernel, providing a POSIX compatible and extensible operating
 system.  What servers are there?  What functionality do they provide,
-and how do they cooperate?
-</EM>
+and how do they cooperate?</EM>
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCmac" NAME="mac">Mach Inter Process Communication</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
-Ports are message queues which can be used as one-way communication channels.
-
-Port rights are receive, send or send-once
-Exactly one receiver
-Potentially many senders
-
-MiG provides remote procedure calls on top of Mach IPC. RPCs look like function calls to the
-user.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
+Ports are message queues which can be used as one-way communication
+channels.
+<UL>
+  <LI>Port rights are receive, send or send-once</LI>
+  <LI>Exactly one receiver</LI>
+  <LI>Potentially many senders</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
+MiG provides remote procedure calls on top of Mach IPC. RPCs look like
+function calls to the user.
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 Inter-process communication in Mach is based on the ports concept.  A
 port is a message queue, used as a one-way communication channel.  In
@@ -345,7 +386,7 @@ right, but there can be no or many senders.  The send-once right is
 useful for clients expecting a response message.  They can give a
 send-once right to the reply port along with the message.  The kernel
 guarantees that at some point, a message will be received on the reply
-oprt (this can be a notification that the server destroyed the
+port (this can be a notification that the server destroyed the
 send-once right).
 <P>
 You don't need to know much about the format a message takes to be
@@ -358,20 +399,24 @@ provides is the public interface of this server.
 
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOChow" NAME="how">How to get a port?</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Traditional Mach:
-
-Nameserver provides ports to all registered servers.
-The nameserver port itself is provided by Mach.
-Like a phone book: One list.
-
+<UL>
+  <LI>Nameserver provides ports to all registered servers.</LI>
+  <LI>The nameserver port itself is provided by Mach.</LI>
+  <LI>Like a phone book: One list.</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 The Hurd:
-
-The filesystem is used as the server namespace.
-Root directory port is inserted into each task.
-The C library finds other ports with hurd_file_name_lookup, performing a pathname resolution.
-Like a tree of phone books.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>The filesystem is used as the server namespace.</LI>
+  <LI>Root directory port is inserted into each task.</LI>
+  <LI>The C library finds other ports with hurd_file_name_lookup,
+  performing a pathname resolution.</LI>
+  <LI>Like a tree of phone books.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 So how does one get a port to a server?  You need something like a
 phone book for server ports, or otherwise you can only talk to
@@ -390,7 +435,7 @@ a port to the server belonging to a filename.  Then you can start to
 send messages to the server in the usual way.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCexa" NAME="exa">Example of <SAMP>hurd_file_name_lookup</SAMP></A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
 mach_port_t identity;
 mach_port_t pwserver;
 kern_return_t err;
@@ -411,16 +456,22 @@ passwords.
 (explanation of the example)
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCpat" NAME="pat">Pathname resolution example</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Task: Lookup /mnt/readme.txt where /mnt has a mounted filesystem.
-
-The C library asks the root filesystem server about /mnt/readme.txt.
-The root filesystem returns a port to the mnt filesystem server (matching /mnt) and the retry name
-/readme.txt.
-The C library asks the mnt filesystem server about /readme.txt.
-The mnt filesystem server returns a port to itself and records that this port refers to the regular
- file /readme.txt.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>The C library asks the root filesystem server about
+  <SAMP>/mnt/readme.txt</SAMP>.</LI>
+  <LI>The root filesystem returns a port to the mnt filesystem server
+  (matching <SAMP>/mnt</SAMP>) and the retry name
+  <SAMP>/readme.txt</SAMP>.</LI>
+  <LI>The C library asks the mnt filesystem server about
+  <SAMP>/readme.txt</SAMP>.</LI>
+  <LI>The mnt filesystem server returns a port to itself and records
+  that this port refers to the regular file
+  <SAMP>/readme.txt</SAMP>.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 The C library itself does not have a full list of all available
 servers.  Instead pathname resolution is used to traverse through a
@@ -441,21 +492,30 @@ either know that the remaining path can't be resolved by the last
 server in the list, or get a valid port to the server in question.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCmap" NAME="map">Mapping the POSIX Interface</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
-Filedescriptor          Port to server
-                        providing the file
-
-fd = open(name,...)     dir_lookup(..,name,..,&port)
-                        [pathname resolution]
-
-read(fd, ...)           io_read(port, ...)
-
-write(fd, ...)          io_write(port, ...)
-
-fstat(fd, ...)          io_stat(port, ...)
-
-...
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="10">
+<TR>
+<TH>Filedescriptor</TH>
+<TH>Port to server providing the file</TH>
+</TR><TR>
+<TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><SAMP>fd = open(name,...)</SAMP></TD>
+<TD VALIGN="TOP"
+ALIGN="LEFT"><SAMP>dir_lookup(..,name,..,&amp;port)</SAMP><BR>
+[pathname resolution]</TD>
+</TR><TR>
+<TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><SAMP>read(fd, ...)</SAMP></TD>
+<TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><SAMP>io_read(port, ...)</SAMP></TD>
+</TR><TR>
+<TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><SAMP>write(fd, ...)</SAMP></TD>
+<TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><SAMP>io_write(port, ...)</SAMP></TD>
+</TR><TR>
+<TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><SAMP>fstat(fd, ...)</SAMP></TD>
+<TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><SAMP>io_stat(port, ...)</SAMP></TD>
+</TR><TR>
+<TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">...</TD><TD></TD>
+</TR>
+</TABLE>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 It should by now be obvious that the port returned by the server can
 be used to query the files status, content and other information from
@@ -470,14 +530,18 @@ this file.  Many other C library calls like <SAMP>read()</SAMP> and
 associated with the file descriptor.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCfilser" NAME="filser">File System Servers</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
-Provide file and directory services for ports (and more).
-These ports are returned by a directory lookup.
-Translate filesystem accesses through their root path (hence the name translator).
-The C library maps the POSIX file and directory interface (and more) to RPCs to
-the filesystem servers ports, but also does work on its own.
-Any user can install file system servers on inodes they own.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<UL>
+  <LI>Provide file and directory services for ports (and more).</LI>
+  <LI>These ports are returned by a directory lookup.</LI>
+  <LI>Translate filesystem accesses through their root path (hence the
+  name translator).</LI>
+  <LI>The C library maps the POSIX file and directory interface (and
+  more) to RPCs to the filesystem servers ports, but also does work on
+  its own.</LI>
+  <LI>Any user can install file system servers on inodes they own.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 So we don't have a single phone book listing all servers, but rather a
 tree of servers keeping track of each other.  That's really like
@@ -497,9 +561,10 @@ directly refers to a file, it refers to a port of a server.  That
 means that providing a regular file with static data is just one of
 the many options the server has to service requests on the file port.
 A server can also create the data dynamically.  For example, a server
-associated with /dev/random can provide new random data on every
-io_read() on the port to it.  A server associated with /dev/fortune
-can provide a new fortune cookie on every open().
+associated with <SAMP>/dev/random</SAMP> can provide new random data
+on every <SAMP>io_read()</SAMP> on the port to it.  A server
+associated with <SAMP>/dev/fortune</SAMP> can provide a new fortune
+cookie on every <SAMP>open()</SAMP>.
 <P>
 While a regular filesystem server will just serve the data as stored
 in a filesystem on disk, there are servers providing purely virtual
@@ -517,18 +582,20 @@ alike....
 Because a server installed in the filesystem namespace translates all
 filesystem operations that go through its root path, such a server is
 also called "active translator".  You can install translators using
-the settrans command with the -a option.
+the settrans command with the <SAMP>-a</SAMP> option.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCact" NAME="act">Active vs Passive</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Active Translators:
-
-"settrans -a /cdrom /hurd/isofs /dev/hd2"
-Are running filesystem servers.
-Are attached to the root node they translate.
-Run as a normal process.
-Go away with every reboot, or even time out.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>"<SAMP>settrans -a /cdrom /hurd/isofs /dev/hd2</SAMP>"</LI>
+  <LI>Are running filesystem servers.</LI>
+  <LI>Are attached to the root node they translate.</LI>
+  <LI>Run as a normal process.</LI>
+  <LI>Go away with every reboot, or even time out.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 Many translator settings remain constant for a long time.  It would be
 very lame to always repeat the same couple of dozens settrans calls
@@ -542,18 +609,22 @@ such a passive translator, and no active translator does exist already
 (for this node), it will use this string to start up a new translator
 for this inode, and then let the C library continue with the path
 resolution as described above.  Passive translators are installed with
-settrans using the -p option (which is alrady the default).
+settrans using the <SAMP>-p</SAMP> option (which is already the
+default).
 
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Passive Translators:
-
-"settrans /mnt /hurd/ext2fs /dev/hd1s1"
-Are stored as command strings into an inode.
-Are used to start a new active translator if there isn't one.
-Startup is transparent to the user.
-Startup happens the first time the server is needed.
-Are permanent across reboots (like file data).
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>"<SAMP>settrans /mnt /hurd/ext2fs /dev/hd1s1</SAMP>"</LI>
+  <LI>Are stored as command strings into an inode.</LI>
+  <LI>Are used to start a new active translator if there isn't
+  one.</LI>
+  <LI>Startup is transparent to the user.</LI>
+  <LI>Startup happens the first time the server is needed.</LI>
+  <LI>Are permanent across reboots (like file data).</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 So passive translators also serve as a sort of automounting feature,
 because no manual interaction is required.  The server start up is
@@ -574,20 +645,21 @@ the system servers instead the system default.  For example, they can
 use their own exec server to start processes.  The user specific exec
 server could for example start java programs transparently (without
 invoking the interpreter manually).  This is done by setting the
-environment variable EXECSERVERS.  The systems default exec server
-will evaluate this environment variable and forward the RPC to each of
-the servers listed in turn, until some server accepts it and takes
-over.  The system default exec server will only do this if there are
-no security implications.  (XXX There are other ways to start new
-programs than by using the system exec server.  Those are still
-available.)
+environment variable <SAMP>EXECSERVERS</SAMP>.  The systems default
+exec server will evaluate this environment variable and forward the
+RPC to each of the servers listed in turn, until some server accepts
+it and takes over.  The system default exec server will only do this
+if there are no security implications.  (XXX There are other ways to
+start new programs than by using the system exec server.  Those are
+still available.)
 <P>
 Let's take a closer look at some of the Hurd servers.  It was already
 mentioned that only few system servers are mandatory for users.  To
 establish your identity within the Hurd system, you have to
-communicate with the trusted systems authentication server auth.  To
-put the system administrator into control over the system components,
-the process server does some global bookkeeping.
+communicate with the trusted systems authentication server
+<SAMP>auth</SAMP>.  To put the system administrator into control over
+the system components, the process server does some global
+bookkeeping.
 <P>
 But even these servers can be ignored.  However, registration with the
 authentication server is the only way to establish your identity
@@ -595,18 +667,27 @@ towards other system servers.  Likewise, only tasks registered as
 processes with the process server can make use of its services.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCaut" NAME="aut">Authentication</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
-A user identity is just a port to an authserver. The auth server stores four set of ids for it:
-effective user ids
-effective group ids
-available user ids
-available group ids
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
+A user identity is just a port to an authserver. The auth server
+stores four set of ids for it:
+<UL>
+  <LI>effective user ids</LI>
+  <LI>effective group ids</LI>
+  <LI>available user ids</LI>
+  <LI>available group ids</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Basic properties:
-Any of these can be empty.
-A 0 among the user ids identifies the superuser.
-Effective ids are used to check if the user has the permission.
-Available ids can be turned into effective ids on user request.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>Any of these can be empty.</LI>
+  <LI>A 0 among the user ids identifies the superuser.</LI>
+  <LI>Effective ids are used to check if the user has the
+  permission.</LI>
+  <LI>Available ids can be turned into effective ids on user
+  request.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 The Hurd auth server is used to establish the identity of a user for a
 server.  Such an identity (which is just a port to the auth server)
@@ -615,17 +696,16 @@ a set of available user ids and a set of available group ids.  Any of
 these sets can be empty.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCope" NAME="ope">Operations on authentication ports</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 The auth server provides the following operations on ports:
-
-Merge the ids of two ports into a new one.
-
-Return a new port containing a subset of the ids in a port.
-
-Create a new port with arbitrary ids (superuser only).
-
-Establish a trusted connection between users and servers.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>Merge the ids of two ports into a new one.</LI>
+  <LI>Return a new port containing a subset of the ids in a port.</LI>
+  <LI>Create a new port with arbitrary ids (superuser only).</LI>
+  <LI>Establish a trusted connection between users and servers.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 If you have two identities, you can merge them and request an identity
 consisting of the unions of the sets from the auth server.  You can
@@ -634,19 +714,24 @@ you already have.  What you can't do is extending your sets, unless
 you are the superuser which is denoted by having the user id 0.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCest" NAME="est">Establishing trusted connections</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
-User provides a rendevous port to the server (with io_reauthenticate).
-User calls auth_user_authenticate on the authentication port (his identity), passing the rendevous
-port.
-Server calls auth_server_authenticate on its authentication port (to a trusted auth server), passin
-g the rendevous port and the server port.
-If both authentication servers are the same, it can match the rendevous ports and return the server
- port to the user and the user ids to the server.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<UL>
+  <LI>User provides a rendezvous port to the server (with
+  <SAMP>io_reauthenticate</SAMP>).</LI>
+  <LI>User calls <SAMP>auth_user_authenticate</SAMP> on the
+  authentication port (his identity), passing the rendezvous port.</LI>
+  <LI>Server calls <SAMP>auth_server_authenticate</SAMP> on its
+  authentication port (to a trusted auth server), passing the
+  rendezvous port and the server port.</LI> 
+  <LI>If both authentication servers are the same, it can match the
+  rendezvous ports and return the server port to the user and the user
+  ids to the server.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 Finally, the auth server can establish the identity of a user for a
 server.  This is done by exchanging a server port and a user identity
-if both match the same rendevous port.  The server port will be
+if both match the same rendezvous port.  The server port will be
 returned to the user, while the server is informed about the id sets
 of the user.  The server can then serve or reject subsequent RPCs by
 the user on the server port, based on the identity it received from
@@ -655,41 +740,54 @@ the auth server.
 Anyone can write a server conforming to the auth protocol, but of
 course all system servers use a trusted system auth server to
 establish the identity of a user.  If the user is not using the system
-auth server, matching the rendevous port will fail and no server port
+auth server, matching the rendezvous port will fail and no server port
 will be returned to the user.  Because this practically requires all
 programs to use the same auth server, the system auth server is
 minimal in every respect, and additional functionality is moved
 elsewhere, so user freedom is not unnecessarily restricted.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCpas" NAME="pas">Password Server</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
-The password server `/servers/password' runs as
-root and returns a new authentication port in
-exchange for a unix password.
-
-The ids corresponding to the authentication
-port match the unix user and group ids.
-
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
+The password server <SAMP>/servers/password</SAMP> runs as root and
+returns a new authentication port in exchange for a unix password.
+<P>
+The ids corresponding to the authentication port match the unix user
+and group ids.
+<P>
 Support for shadow passwords is implemented here.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
-The password server sits at /servers/password and runs as root.  It
-can hand out ports to the auth server in exchange for a unix password,
-matching it against the password or shadow file.  Several utilities
-make use of this server, so they don't need to be setuid root.
+The password server sits at <SAMP>/servers/password</SAMP> and runs as
+root.  It can hand out ports to the auth server in exchange for a unix
+password, matching it against the password or shadow file.  Several
+utilities make use of this server, so they don't need to be setuid
+root.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCpro" NAME="pro">Process Server</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 The superuser must remain control over user tasks, so:
-All mach tasks are associated with a PID in the system default proc server.
+<UL>
+  <LI>All mach tasks are associated with a PID in the system default
+  proc server.</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Optionally, user tasks can store:
-Their environment variables.
-Their argument vector.
-A port, which others can request based on the PID (like a nameserver).
+<UL>
+  <LI>Their environment variables.</LI>
+  <LI>Their argument vector.</LI>
+  <LI>A port, which others can request based on the PID (like a
+  nameserver).</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Also implemented in the proc server:
-Sessions and process groups.
-Global configuration not in Mach, like hostname, hostid, system version.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>Sessions and process groups.</LI>
+  <LI>Global configuration not in Mach, like hostname, hostid, system
+  version.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 The process server is responsible for some global bookkeeping.  As
 such it has to be trusted and is not replaceable by the user.
@@ -703,45 +801,55 @@ server fills in the gap.  It provides a PID for all Mach tasks, and
 also stores the argument line, environment variables and other
 information about a process (if the mach tasks provide them, which is
 usually the case if you start a process with the default
-fork()/exec()).  A process can also register a message port with the
-proc server, which can then be requested by anyone.  So the proc
-server also functions as a nameserver using the process id as the
-name.
+<SAMP>fork()</SAMP>/<SAMP>exec()</SAMP>).  A process can also register
+a message port with the proc server, which can then be requested by
+anyone.  So the proc server also functions as a nameserver using the
+process id as the name.
 <P>
 The proc server also stores some other miscellaneous information not
 provided by Mach, like the hostname, hostid and system version.
 Finally, it provides facilities to group processes and their ports
 together, as well as to convert between pids, process server ports and
 mach task ports.
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 User tasks not registering themselve with proc only have a PID assigned.
-
-Users can run their own proc server in addition
-to the system default, at least for those parts
-of the interface that don't require superuser privileges.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
-Although the system default proc server can't be avoided (all mach
+Users can run their own proc server in addition to the system default,
+at least for those parts of the interface that don't require superuser
+privileges.
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
+<P>
+Although the system default proc server can't be avoided (all Mach
 tasks spawned by users will get a pid assigned, so the system
 administrator can control them), users can run their own additional
 process servers if they want, implementing the features not requiring
 superuser privileges.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCfilsys" NAME="filsys">Filesystems</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Store based filesystems
-ext2fs
-ufs
-isofs (iso9660, RockRidge, GNU extensions)
-fatfs (under development)
+<UL>
+  <LI><SAMP>ext2fs</SAMP></LI>
+  <LI><SAMP>ufs</SAMP></LI>
+  <LI><SAMP>isofs</SAMP> (iso9660, RockRidge, GNU extensions)</LI>
+  <LI><SAMP>fatfs</SAMP> (under development)</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Network file systems
-nfs
-ftpfs
+<UL>
+  <LI><SAMP>nfs</SAMP></LI>
+  <LI><SAMP>ftpfs</SAMP></LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Miscellaneous
-hostmux
-usermux
-tmpfs (under development)
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI><SAMP>hostmux</SAMP></LI>
+  <LI><SAMP>usermux</SAMP></LI>
+  <LI><SAMP>tmpfs</SAMP> (under development)</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 We already talked about translators and the file system service they
 provide.  Currently, we have translators for the ext2, ufs and iso9660
@@ -754,17 +862,21 @@ interface.
 
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCdev" NAME="dev">Developing the Hurd</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Over a dozen libraries support the development of new servers.
-
+<P>
 For special server types highly specialized
 libraries require only the implementation of a
 number of callback functions.
-
-Use libdiskfs for store based filesystems.
-Use libnetfs for network filesystems, also for virtual filesystems.
-Use libtrivfs for simple filesystems providing only a single file or directory.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>Use <SAMP>libdiskfs</SAMP> for store based filesystems.</LI>
+  <LI>Use <SAMP>libnetfs</SAMP> for network filesystems, also for
+  virtual filesystems.</LI>
+  <LI>Use <SAMP>libtrivfs</SAMP> for simple filesystems providing only
+  a single file or directory.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 The Hurd server protocols are complex enough to allow for the
 implementation of a POSIX compatible system with GNU extensions.
@@ -775,93 +887,123 @@ with several libraries which make it easy to implement new servers.
 Also, there are already a lot of examples of different server types in
 the Hurd.  This makes writing a new server easier.
 <P>
-libdiskfs is a library that supports writing store based filesystems
-like ext2fs or ufs. It is not very useful for filesystems which are
-purely virtual, like /proc or files in /dev.
+<SAMP>libdiskfs</SAMP> is a library that supports writing store based
+filesystems like ext2fs or ufs. It is not very useful for filesystems
+which are purely virtual, like <SAMP>/proc</SAMP> or files in
+<SAMP>/dev</SAMP>.
 <P>
-libnetfs is intended for filesystems which provide a rich directory
-hierarchy, but don't use a backing store (for example ftpfs, nfs).
+<SAMP>libnetfs</SAMP> is intended for filesystems which provide a rich
+directory hierarchy, but don't use a backing store (for example ftpfs,
+nfs).
 <P>
-libtrivfs is intended for filesystems which just provide a single
-inode or directory. Most servers which are not intended to provide a
-filesystem but other services (like /servers/password) use it to
-provide a dummy file, so that file operations on the servers node will
-not return errors. But it can also be used to provide meaningful data
-in a single file, like a device store or a character device.
+<SAMP>libtrivfs</SAMP> is intended for filesystems which just provide
+a single inode or directory. Most servers which are not intended to
+provide a filesystem but other services (like
+<SAMP>/servers/password</SAMP>) use it to provide a dummy file, so
+that file operations on the servers node will not return errors. But
+it can also be used to provide meaningful data in a single file, like
+a device store or a character device.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCsto" NAME="sto">Store Abstraction</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
-Another very useful library is libstore, which is used by all store based filesystems.
-It provides a store media abstraction.
-A store consists of a store class and a name
-(which itself can sometimes contain stores).
-
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
+Another very useful library is libstore, which is used by all store
+based filesystems.  It provides a store media abstraction.  A store
+consists of a store class and a name (which itself can sometimes
+contain stores).
+<P>
 Primitive store classes:
-device store like device:hd2, device:hd0s1, device:fd0
-file store like file:/tmp/disk_image
-task store like task:PID
-zero store like zero:4m (like /dev/zero, of size 4 MB)
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>device store like device:hd2, device:hd0s1, device:fd0</LI>
+  <LI>file store like file:/tmp/disk_image</LI>
+  <LI>task store like task:PID</LI>
+  <LI>zero store like zero:4m (like /dev/zero, of size 4 MB)</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Composed store classes:
-copy store like copy:zero:4m
-gunzip/bunzip2 store like gunzip:device:fd0
-concat store like concat:device:hd0s2:device:hd1s5
-ileave store (RAID-0(2))
-remap store like remap:10+20,50+:file:/tmp/blocks
-...
-
-Wanted: A similar abstraction for streams (based on channels), which can be used by
-network and character device servers.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>copy store like copy:zero:4m</LI>
+  <LI>gunzip/bunzip2 store like gunzip:device:fd0</LI>
+  <LI>concat store like concat:device:hd0s2:device:hd1s5</LI>
+  <LI>ileave store (RAID-0(2))</LI>
+  <LI>remap store like remap:10+20,50+:file:/tmp/blocks</LI>
+  <LI>...</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
+Wanted: A similar abstraction for streams (based on channels), which
+can be used by network and character device servers.
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
-libstore provides a store abstraction, which is used by all store
-based filesystems. The store is determined by a type and a name, but
-some store types modify another store rather than providing a new
-store, and thus stores can be stacked. For example, the device store
-type expects a Mach device, but the remap store expects a list of
-blocks to pick from another store, like remap:1+:device:hd2, which
+<SAMP>libstore</SAMP> provides a store abstraction, which is used by
+all store based filesystems. The store is determined by a type and a
+name, but some store types modify another store rather than providing
+a new store, and thus stores can be stacked. For example, the device
+store type expects a Mach device, but the remap store expects a list
+of blocks to pick from another store, like remap:1+:device:hd2, which
 would pick all blocks from hd2 but the first one, which skipped.
 Because this functionality is provided in a library, all libstore
 using filesystems support many different store kinds, and adding a new
 store type is enough to make all store based filesystems support it.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCdeb" NAME="deb">Debian GNU/Hurd</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Goal:
-Provide a binary distribution of the Hurd that is easy to install.
+<UL>
+  <LI>Provide a binary distribution of the Hurd that is easy to
+  install.</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Constraints:
-Use the same source packages as Debian GNU/Linux.
-Use the same infrastructure:
-Policy
-Archive
-Bug tracking system
-Release process
+<UL>
+  <LI>Use the same source packages as Debian GNU/Linux.</LI>
+  <LI>Use the same infrastructure:
+  <UL>
+    <LI>Policy</LI>
+    <LI>Archive</LI>
+    <LI>Bug tracking system</LI>
+    <LI>Release process</LI>
+  </UL></LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Side Goal:
-Prepare Debian for the future:
-More flexibility in the base system
-Identify dependencies on the Linux kernel
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>Prepare Debian for the future:
+  <UL>
+    <LI>More flexibility in the base system</LI>
+    <LI>Identify dependencies on the Linux kernel</LI>
+  </UL></LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 The Debian distribution of the GNU Hurd that I started in 1998 is
 supposed to become a complete binary distribution of the Hurd that is
 easy to install.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCstabin" NAME="stabin">Status of the Debian GNU/Hurd binary archive</A></H4>
+<P>
 See
 <A HREF="http://buildd.debian.org/stats/graph.png">http://buildd.debian.org/stats/graph.png</A>
 for the most current version of the statistic.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCstainf" NAME="stainf">Status of the Debian infrastructure</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Plus:
-Source packages can identify build and host OS using dpkg-architecure.
-
+<UL>
+  <LI>Source packages can identify build and host OS using
+  dpkg-architecture.</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Minus:
-The binary architecture field is insufficient.
-The BTS has no architecture tag.
-The policy/FHS need (small) Hurd specific extensions.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>The binary architecture field is insufficient.</LI>
+  <LI>The BTS has no architecture tag.</LI>
+  <LI>The policy/FHS need (small) Hurd specific extensions.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 While good compatibiity can be achieved at the source level,
 the binary packages can not always express their relationship
@@ -873,58 +1015,81 @@ a binary-all-linux relationship would be more appropriate.
 More work has to be done here to fix the tools.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCstaarc" NAME="staarc">Status of the Debian Source archive</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
-Most packages just work.
-Maintainers are usually responsive and cooperative.
-Turtle, the autobuilder, crunches through the whole list right now.
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<UL>
+  <LI>Most packages just work.</LI>
+  <LI>Maintainers are usually responsive and cooperative.</LI>
+  <LI>Turtle, the autobuilder, crunches through the whole list right
+  now.</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Common pitfalls are POSIX incompatibilities:
-Upstream:
-Unconditional use of PATH_MAX (MAXPATHLEN), MAXHOSTNAMELEN.
-Unguarded use of Linux kernel features.
-Use of legacy interfaces (sys_errlist, termio).
-Debian:
-Unguarded activation of extensions available with Linux.
-Low quality patches.
-Assuming GNU/Linux in package scripts.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>Upstream:
+  <UL>
+    <LI>Unconditional use of <SAMP>PATH_MAX</SAMP>
+    (<SAMP>MAXPATHLEN</SAMP>), <SAMP>MAXHOSTNAMELEN</SAMP>.</LI>
+    <LI>Unguarded use of Linux kernel features.</LI>
+    <LI>Use of legacy interfaces (<SAMP>sys_errlist</SAMP>,
+    <SAMP>termio</SAMP>).</LI>
+  </UL></LI>
+  <LI>Debian:
+  <UL>
+    <LI>Unguarded activation of extensions available with Linux.</LI>
+    <LI>Low quality patches.</LI>
+    <LI>Assuming GNU/Linux in package scripts.</LI>
+  </UL></LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
-Most packages are PSIX compatible and can be compiled without
+Most packages are POSIX compatible and can be compiled without
 changes on the Hurd.  The maintainers of the Debian source packages
 are usually very kind, responsiver and helpful.
 <P>
-The Turtle autobuilder software (http://turtle.sourceforge.net)
+The Turtle autobuilder software (<A
+HREF="http://turtle.sourceforge.net" >http://turtle.sourceforge.net</A>)
 builds the Debian packages on the Hurd automatically.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCdebide" NAME="debide">Debian GNU/Hurd: Good idea, bad idea?</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Upstream benefits:
-Software packages become more portable.
+<UL>
+  <LI>Software packages become more portable.</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 Debian benefits:
-Debian becomes more portable.
-Maintainers learn about portability and other systems.
-Debian gets a lot of public recognition.
-
+<UL>
+  <LI>Debian becomes more portable.</LI>
+  <LI>Maintainers learn about portability and other systems.</LI>
+  <LI>Debian gets a lot of public recognition.</LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
 GNU/Hurd benefits:
-Large software base.
-Great infrastructure.
-Nice community to partner with.
-</PRE></TD></TR></TABLE>
+<UL>
+  <LI>Large software base.</LI>
+  <LI>Great infrastructure.</LI>
+  <LI>Nice community to partner with.</LI>
+</UL>
+</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <P>
 The sheet lists the advantages of all groups involved.
 
 <H4><A HREF="#TOCend" NAME="end">End</A></H4>
-<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="50%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><PRE>
+<TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
+<P>
 Join us at
-http://hurd.gnu.org/
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