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diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn
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@@ -9,12 +9,26 @@ Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license
is included in the section entitled
[[GNU Free Documentation License|/fdl]]."]]"""]]
-**What Is the GNU Hurd?**
+<table><tr>
+<th>What Is the GNU Hurd?</th>
+<th>What is the mission of the Hurd project?</th>
+</tr><tr>
+<tr><td id="what-is">
The GNU Hurd is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel.
-The Hurd is a collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel
+It is a collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel
to implement file systems, network protocols, file access control, and
other features that are implemented by the Unix kernel or similar
-kernels (such as Linux). *[[More_detailed.|hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd]]*
+kernels (such as Linux).
+<em>[[More_detailed|hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd]].</em>
+</td>
+<td id="mission">
+Our mission is to create a free general-purpose kernel suitable
+for the GNU operating system, which is viable for everyday use,
+and gives users and programs as much control over their
+computing environment as possible.
+<em>[[Our mission explained|community/weblogs/antrik/hurd-mission-statement]].</em>
+</td></tr>
+</table>
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diff --git a/local.css b/local.css
index 97f12a64..52952d88 100644
--- a/local.css
+++ b/local.css
@@ -251,3 +251,16 @@ a:hover
border-width: thin;
border-style: dotted;
}
+
+#what-is {
+ width: 50%;
+ vertical-align: top;
+ text-align: justify;
+ padding-right: 0.5ex;
+}
+
+#mission {
+ vertical-align: top;
+ text-align: justify;
+ padding-left: 0.5ex;
+}