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diff --git a/acknowledgements.html b/acknowledgements.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..801a8d2c --- /dev/null +++ b/acknowledgements.html @@ -0,0 +1,128 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd"> + +<HTML> + <HEAD> + <TITLE>GNU Hurd: Acknowledgements</TITLE> + <LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org"> + </HEAD> + +<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" LINK="#8888EE" VLINK="#9F00DD" ALINK="#000088"> +<IMAGE SRC="/graphics/hurd_sm_mf_invert.jpg"> +<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20"> +<TR> +<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> +<A HREF="hurd.html#contents"><STRONG>The GNU Hurd</STRONG></A><BR> +<A HREF="learning-more-about-hurd.html#contents">About the Hurd</A><BR> +<A HREF="learning-more-about-microkernels.html#contents">About Microkernels</A><BR> +<A HREF="trying-out-hurd.html#contents">Trying out Hurd</A><BR> + +<P> +<A HREF="getting-help.html#contents"><STRONG>Getting Help</STRONG></A><BR> +<A HREF="getting-help.html#Installation">Installation</A><BR> +<A HREF="getting-help.html#FAQs">FAQs</A><BR> +<A HREF="getting-help.html#MailingLists">Mailing lists</A><BR> +<A HREF="getting-help.html#ReferenceManual">Reference Manual</A><BR> +<!--A HREF="getting-help.html#HOWTOs">HOWTOs</A><BR>--> + +<P> +<A HREF="software.html#contents"><STRONG>Software</STRONG></A><BR> +<A HREF="software.html#GRUB">GRUB</A><BR> +<A HREF="software.html#X11">X11</A><BR> +<A HREF="software.html#JapaneseStuff">Japanese stuff</A><BR> + +<P> +<!---A HREF="mirrors.html#contents">Mirrors</A><BR---> +<A HREF="acknowledgements.html#contents">Acknowledgements</A><BR> +<!---A HREF="copyright.html#contents">Copyright Notice</A---> +</TD> +<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> +<A NAME="contents"><H1>Acknowledgements</H1></A> + +<P>We wish a warm ``Thank GNU'' to everybody who has helped in the +development of the Hurd. Here is a categorized list of people who +made significant contributions. If we have omitted anybody, we +apologize... please let us know so that we can update this list! + +<DL> +<DT>Hurd software</DT> +<DD><DL> + <DT>Mark Kettenis</DT> + <DD>many GNU C library and Hurd bug fixes and updates</DD> + <DT>Miles Bader</DT> + <DD>paid by the FSF to help make the Hurd usable as a standalone system, + wrote several important translators</DD> + <DT>OKUJI Yoshinori</DT> + <DD>many gnumach bug fixes and updates</DD> + <DT>Roland McGrath</DT> + <DD>paid by the FSF to design and implement the GNU C library for the Hurd, + as well as many Hurd features, current Hurd C library maintainer</DD> + <DT>Thomas Bushnell, BSG (formerly Michael I. Bushnell)</DT> + <DD>paid by the FSF as primary architect of the Hurd, current Hurd maintainer</DD> + <DT>UCHIYAMA Yasushi</DT> + <DD>ported XFree86 to the Hurd</DD> + </DL></DD> + +<DT>Debian GNU/Hurd</DT> +<DD><DL> + <DT>Gordon Matzigkeit</DT> + <DD>paid by the FSF as a liason from GNU to Debian</DD> + <DT>Marcus Brinkmann</DT> + <DD>bootstrapped the Debian GNU/Hurd base set and many packages, liason + from Debian to GNU</DD> + <DT>Santiago Vila</DT> + <DD>support for cross-compiling Debian packages</DD> + </DL></DD> + +<DT>Documentation</DT> +<DD><DL> + <DT>Derek Upham</DT> + <DD>wrote the original GNU Hurd FAQ</DD> + <DT>Gordon Matzigkeit</DT> + <DD>reorganized and updated the GNU Hurd Reference Manual for release 0.3</D +D> + <DT>Matthew C. Vernon</DT> + <DD>wrote the ``Idiot's Guide'' for getting started with the Hurd</DD> + <DT>Matthias Pfisterer</DT> + <DD>reorganized and updated the web site in early 1999</DD> + <DT>Stephen L. Favor</DT> + <DD>current FAQ maintainer</DD> + <DT>Trent Fisher</DT> + <DD>wrote the original version of the Hurd pages</DD> + </DL></DD> +</DL> + +<HR> + +Return to <A HREF="/home.html" TARGET="_parent">GNU's home page</A>. +<P> + +Please send FSF & GNU inquiries & questions to + +<A HREF="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><EM>gnu@gnu.org</EM></A>. +There are also <A HREF="/home.html#ContactInfo" TARGET="_parent">other ways to +contact</A> the FSF. +<P> + +Please send comments on these web pages to + +<A HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org"><EM>webmasters@www.gnu.org</EM></A>, +send other questions to +<A HREF="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><EM>gnu@gnu.org</EM></A>. +<P> +Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc., +59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA +<P> +Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is +permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.<P> +Updated: +<!-- hhmts start --> +23 Jan 1999 matthias +<!-- hhmts end --> +<HR> +</TD> +</TR> +</TABLE> + +</BODY> +</HTML> diff --git a/hurd-announcements.html b/hurd-announcements.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..71749434 --- /dev/null +++ b/hurd-announcements.html @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN"
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+ <TITLE>Hurd Announcements - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</TITLE>
+ <LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org">
+ </HEAD>
+
+<BODY TEXT="#000000"
+ BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
+ LINK="#1F00FF"
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+
+<H1>Current and Past Announcements</H1>
+
+These are all the announcements made over the years. Most of them were
+either to <A HREF="news:gnu.announce">gnu.announce</A> or Hurd interest +mailing lists.
+
+<DL>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash15">Release 0.2 announcement (complete GNU system)</A></DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash14">Release 0.2 announcement (Hurd)</A></DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash13">Test release announcement (Aug 96)</A></DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash12">Test release status (Jul 96)</A></DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash11">Binary image available, Apr 96</A></DT>
+
+<DD>
+This and <A HREF="http://www.netbsd.org/">NetBSD</A> boot flopies should
+be enough to get a working Hurd system!</DD>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash10">New Snapshot, Apr 96</A> -- NFS and lots else
+works!</DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash9">News Flash, Nov 95</A> -- ftp works!</DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash8">New Snapshot, Jul 95</A> -- ext2fs support</DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash7">New Snapshot, Apr 95</A></DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash6">News flash, Nov 94</A></DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash5">News flash, Sep 94</A> -- gcc runs!</DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash4">News flash, Aug 94</A></DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash3">News flash, Jul 94</A> -- emacs runs!</DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash2">News flash, May 94</A></DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-flash">News flash, Apr 94</A> -- it boots!</DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-announce2">GNU HURD announcement, Nov 93</A></DT>
+
+<DT>
+<A HREF="hurd-announce">GNU HURD announcement, May 91</A></DT>
+
+<BR><A HREF="hurd-announce"></A> </DL>
+
+<HR>
+
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+There are also <A HREF="/home.html#ContactInfo" TARGET="_parent">other ways to
+contact</A> the FSF.
+<P>
+
+Please send comments on these web pages to
+
+<A HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org"><EM>webmasters@www.gnu.org</EM></A>,
+send other questions to
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+<P>
+Copyright (C) 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
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-<HEAD>
-<TITLE>GNU Hurd information - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</TITLE>
-<LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org">
-</HEAD>
-<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#1F00FF" ALINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#9900DD">
-<H3>GNU Hurd information</H3>
-<A HREF="/graphics/hurd_sm_mf.jpg"><IMG SRC="/graphics/hurd_sm_mf.jpg"
- ALT=" [image of a Hurd Metafont Logo] "
- WIDTH="333" HEIGHT="80"> (jpeg 10k)</A>
-<A HREF="/graphics/hurd_mf.jpg">(jpeg 20k)</A>
-<A HREF="/philosophy/gif.html">no gifs due to patent problems</A>
-<P>
+ <HEAD>
+ <TITLE>GNU Hurd - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</TITLE>
+ <LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org">
+ </HEAD>
-The GNU Hurd is the <A HREF="/gnu/gnu-history.html">GNU project</A>'s
-replacement for the architecture-independent services provided by the
-Unix kernel. The Hurd is a collection of servers that run on top of a
-microkernel (such as Mach) to implement file systems, network
-protocols, file access control, and other features.
-<P>
+<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" LINK="#8888EE" VLINK="#9F00DD" ALINK="#000088">
+<IMAGE SRC="/graphics/hurd_sm_mf_invert.jpg">
+<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20">
+<TR>
+<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">
+<A HREF="hurd.html#contents"><STRONG>The GNU Hurd</STRONG></A><BR>
+<A HREF="learning-more-about-hurd.html#contents">About the Hurd</A><BR>
+<A HREF="learning-more-about-microkernels.html#contents">About Microkernels</A><BR>
+<A HREF="trying-out-hurd.html#contents">Trying out Hurd</A><BR>
-<EM>NOTE:</EM> the Hurd still lacks many of the features you would
-expect in a usable kernel, so please don't try using it unless you are
-helping us to develop it. We will announce to the world when GNU 1.0
-is ready, and at that point the Hurd will be a viable alternative to
-Unix-like kernels such as Linux or the BSD kernel.
<P>
+<A HREF="getting-help.html#contents"><STRONG>Getting Help</STRONG></A><BR>
+<A HREF="getting-help.html#Installation">Installation</A><BR>
+<A HREF="getting-help.html#FAQs">FAQs</A><BR>
+<A HREF="getting-help.html#MailingLists">Mailing lists</A><BR>
+<A HREF="getting-help.html#ReferenceManual">Reference Manual</A><BR>
+<!--A HREF="getting-help.html#HOWTOs">HOWTOs</A><BR>-->
-The current release of the Hurd is 0.2, released on June 12, 1997. See
-the <A HREF="hurd-NEWS">NEWS file</A> for a list of changes and
-improvements.
<P>
-
-In addition, we have a separate distribution of the Hurd's current
-microkernel, derived from the "Mach 4" distributions made by the
-University of Utah. Our distribution is called GNU Mach, the latest
-version is 1.1.3. See the <A HREF="mach-NEWS">NEWS file</A> for a list
-of changes and improvements.
+<A HREF="software.html#contents"><STRONG>Software</STRONG></A><BR>
+<A HREF="software.html#GRUB">GRUB</A><BR>
+<A HREF="software.html#X11">X11</A><BR>
+<A HREF="software.html#JapaneseStuff">Japanese stuff</A><BR>
<P>
+<!---A HREF="mirrors.html#contents">Mirrors</A><BR--->
+<A HREF="acknowledgements.html#contents">Acknowledgements</A><BR>
+<!---A HREF="copyright.html#contents">Copyright Notice</A--->
+</TD>
+<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF">
+<A NAME="contents"><H1>GNU Hurd</H1></A>
-<EM>
-Some of these links are at other web sites not maintained by the FSF.
-<BR>
-The FSF is not responsible for the content of these other web sites.
-</EM>
+<H3>What is the Hurd?</H3>
+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 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).
<P>
+Currently, the Hurd runs on i386 machines. The Hurd should, and probably
+will, be ported to other hardware architectures or other microkernels in
+the future.
-<H2>Binary Distributions</H2>
+<H3>Advantages of the Hurd</H3>
-In June 1997, we released GNU 0.2, a complete system image for PC AT
-compatibles with 386 or later compatible processors. This image
-corresponded to version 0.2 of the Hurd. Unfortunately, GNU 0.2 did
-not have a package management system, and so it was difficult to install
-and upgrade.
+The Hurd is not the most advanced operating system known to the planet
+(yet), but it does have a number of enticing features:
-<P>
-
-As of July 1998, we have joined forces with the <A
-HREF="http://www.debian.org/">Debian Project</A> in order to create a
-new binary distribution. GNU 0.3 will look like a Debian GNU/Linux
-system, but will be called <A
-HREF="/software/hurd/debian-gnu-hurd.html">Debian GNU/Hurd</A> to
-reflect the fact that it uses the Hurd running on Mach instead of Linux.
-<P>
+<DL>
-In the future, we plan on porting the Hurd to other kernels besides
-GNU Mach. One possibility would be to modify Linux so that it is
-capable of hosting the Hurd.
-<P>
+<DT><STRONG>it's free software</STRONG></DT>
+
+<DD>
+Anybody can use, modify, and redistribute it under the terms of the
+<A HREF="/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU
+General Public License (GPL)</A>. The Hurd is part of the GNU system,
+which is a complete operating system licensed under the GPL.
+</DD>
+
+<DT><STRONG>it's compatible</STRONG></DT>
+
+<DD>
+The Hurd provides a familiar programming and user environment. For all
+intents and purposes, the Hurd is a modern Unix-like kernel. The Hurd uses
+the GNU C Library, whose development closely tracks standards such as ANSI/ISO,
+BSD, POSIX, Single Unix, SVID, and X/Open.
+</DD>
+
+<DT><STRONG>it is built to survive</STRONG></DT>
+
+<DD>
+Unlike other popular kernel software, the Hurd has an object-oriented structure
+that allows it to evolve without compromising its design. This structure
+will help the Hurd undergo major redesign and modifications without having
+to be entirely rewritten.
+</DD>
+
+<DT><STRONG>it's scalable</STRONG></DT>
+
+<DD>
+The Hurd implementation is aggressively multithreaded so that it runs efficiently
+on both single processors and symmetric multiprocessors. The Hurd interfaces
+are designed to allow transparent network clusters (<I>collectives</I>),
+although this feature has not yet been implemented.
+</DD>
+
+<DT><STRONG>it's extensible</STRONG></DT>
+
+<DD>
+The Hurd is an attractive platform for learning how to become a kernel
+hacker or for implementing new ideas in kernel technology. Every part of
+the system is designed to be modified and extended.
+</DD>
+
+<DT><STRONG>it's stable</STRONG></DT>
+
+<DD>
+It is possible to develop and test new Hurd kernel components without rebooting
+the machine (not even accidentally). Running your own kernel components
+doesn't interfere with other users, and so no special system privileges
+are required. The mechanism for kernel extensions is secure by design:
+it is impossible to impose your changes upon other users unless they authorize
+them or you are the system administrator.
+</DD>
+
+<DT><STRONG>it exists</STRONG></DT>
+
+<DD>
+The Hurd is real software that works Right Now. It is not a research
+project or a proposal. You don't have to wait at all before you can start
+using and developing it.
+</DD>
-<H2>General Information</H2>
-<A HREF="/graphics/hurd-logo-sm.jpg"><IMG SRC="/graphics/hurd-logo-sm.jpg"
- ALT=" [a spherical Hurd logo] "
- WIDTH="280" HEIGHT="182"> (jpeg 10k)</A>
-<A HREF="/graphics/hurd-logo.jpg">(jpeg 44k)</A>
-<P>
-<DL>
- <DT><A HREF="hurd-paper.html"><CITE>Towards
- a New Strategy of OS Design.</CITE></A>
- <DD>This paper also appeared in the
- <A HREF="/bulletins/bull16.html">January 1994 GNU's Bulletin</A>.
-
- <DT>The <A HREF="http://www.corridor.com/~sfavor/debian-gnu-hurd-faq/gnu-hurd-faq.html">GNU Hurd FAQ</A>.
-
- <DT><A HREF="doc/doc.html">The GNU Hurd Reference Manual</A>
-<DD>(draft from a recent release).
-
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-and-linux.html">The relationship between the Hurd and Linux.</A>
-
-<DT><A HREF="debian-gnu-hurd.html">The Debian GNU/Hurd project.</A>
-
-<DT><A HREF="/prep/mailinglists.html">Mailing-lists</A> are available for the Hurd:
-<DD><UL><LI>Report Hurd bugs to
- <A HREF="mailto:bug-hurd@gnu.org">bug-hurd@gnu.org</A>.
- <BR>Subscribe to the list by asking
- <A HREF="mailto:bug-hurd-request@gnu.org">bug-hurd-request@gnu.org</A>.
- <LI>For discussion of the Hurd, use the mailing list
- <A HREF="mailto:help-hurd@gnu.org">help-hurd@gnu.org</A>.
- <BR>
- Subscribe to the list by asking
- <A HREF="mailto:help-hurd-request@gnu.org">help-hurd-request@gnu.org</A>.
-</UL>
-
-<DT>The Hurd <A HREF="/prep/tasks.hurd.html">task list</A>.
-
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-name.html">The meaning of the name "Hurd"</A>.
-
-<DT><A HREF="byte-letter.txt">A letter to Byte magazine about the GNU Hurd</A>
-<!-- uncomment and remove next line once todd's site comes on line grat 2.18.98
-written by <A HREF="http://www.gov.com/t">Todd Hutchinson</A>.-->
- written by Todd Hutchinson.
-<!--
-<DD><A HREF="http://www.sypher.com/tbm">Martin Michlmayr</A>
-also mentioned the Hurd in
-an article in UNIXopen
-(<A HREF="http://www.sypher.com/tbm/Publications/Welcome.html">listing of
-articles</A>).
--->
-
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-migr">Some discussion of processes migration
-with the Hurd</A>.<DD>
-Some of the <A HREF="http://www.cs.utah.edu/projects/flexmach/">Mach
- research at University of Utah</A> is also relevant.
-
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-fs-org">Several messages about the filesystem
-organization of the Hurd.</A>
</DL>
-<P>
-<H2>Where to Get it</H2>
-Here are some FTP URL's for the Hurd, GNUmach, and complete GNU binary
-distributions.
-<DL>
-<DT><a href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/hurd-0.2.tar.gz">Hurd 0.2 source</a>
-<DT><a href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gnumach-1.1.3.tar.gz">GNUmach 1.1.3 source</a>
-<DT> <a href="ftp://ftp.nop.or.jp/pub/gnu-0.2/XFree86/3.3.2/">Xfree86-3.3.2 ported to the GNU Hurd.</a> Here are the local <a href="/software/hurd/Xfree86.html">details</a> and file descriptions.
-<p>
-<DT><a href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gnu-0.2/README">GNU 0.2 information</a>
-<DT><a href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gnu-0.2/">GNU 0.2 binary distribution</a>
-<p>
-<DT><a href="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/">Directory of development snapshots.</a>
-</DL>
+<H3>What the name ``Hurd'' means</H3>
-<A HREF="debian-gnu-hurd.html">Debian GNU/Hurd</A> has not yet been released.
+According to Thomas Bushnell, BSG, the primary architect of the Hurd, ```Hurd' stands for `Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons'. And, then, `Hird'
+stands for `Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth'. We have here, to my
+knowledge, the first software to be named by a pair of mutually
+recursive acronyms.''
-<P>
-<H2>What if I'm having problems?</h2>
+<H3>Status of the project</H3>
-First, check the FAQ (see the pointers above.) This FAQ contains
-excellent advice about partition naming and many other common
-problems. Then try the help-hurd mailing list mentioned above.
+The last official release was the 0.2 binary distribution of June 1997.
+At the moment, the Hurd developers and people from the
+<A HREF="http://www.debian.org/">Debian Project</A> are assembling
+a new distribution; it will become the 0.3 distribution.
<P>
-<H2>Current and Past Announcements</H2>
-<P>
-These are all the announcements made over the years.
-Most of them were either to <A HREF="news:gnu.announce">gnu.announce.</A>
-<DL>
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash15">Release 0.2 announcement (complete GNU system)</A>
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash14">Release 0.2 announcement (Hurd)</A>
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash13">Test release announcement (Aug 96)</A>
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash12">Test release status (Jul 96)</A>
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash11">Binary image available, Apr 96</A> <DD> This and
-<A HREF="http://www.netbsd.org/">NetBSD</A> boot flopies should be enough
-to get a working Hurd system!
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash10">New Snapshot, Apr 96</A> -- NFS and lots else works!
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash9">News Flash, Nov 95</A> -- ftp works!
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash8">New Snapshot, Jul 95</A> -- ext2fs support
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash7">New Snapshot, Apr 95</A>
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash6">News flash, Nov 94</A>
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash5">News flash, Sep 94</A> -- gcc runs!
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash4">News flash, Aug 94</A>
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash3">News flash, Jul 94</A> -- emacs runs!
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash2">News flash, May 94</A>
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-flash">News flash, Apr 94</A> -- it boots!
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-announce2">GNU HURD announcement, Nov 93</A>
-<DT><A HREF="hurd-announce">GNU HURD announcement, May 91</A>
-</DL>
+
+The new distribution will use the Debian package management system
+to ease installation and updating the system. This package management system
+is the same one used in
+<A HREF="http://www.debian.org/">Debian GNU/Linux</A> distributions.
+In parallel to the Linux distribution, the upcoming Hurd distribution will
+be called <A HREF="debian-gnu-hurd.html">Debian GNU/Hurd</A>.
+
<P>
-<H2>Other stuff and related projects</H2>
-<DL>
-<DT><a href="http://www.uruk.org/grub/">Grub</a><DD> The GRand Unified
-Bootloader, written by Erich Boleyn, is the standard boot loader used
-for the Hurd.
-
-<DT><a href="http://www.cs.hut.fi/lites.html">Lites</a><DD>
-A free Mach single server, based on BSD 4.4 Lite.
-<A HREF="http://www.cs.utah.edu/projects/flux/lites/html/">A
- more recent version</A> is available from the Mach4 people (q.v.)
-<DT><A HREF="http://www.cs.utah.edu/projects/flexmach/mach4/html/Mach4-proj.html">Mach 4.</A>
-<DD>The Hurd currently runs on top of Mach. This page documents the Utah release of Mach, from which the GNU Mach distribution came.
-<DT><A HREF="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/mach/public/www/mach.html">CMU CS Project Mach Home Page</A>
-<DT><A HREF="http://www.osf.org/os/os.coll.papers/">OSF Operating Systems Collected Papers</A>
-<DT><A HREF="http://www.gr.osf.org/mklinux/">Linux on the OSF Microkernel</A>
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+These efforts are ongoing, but the fundamental packages are ready
+and quite stable. If you want to try out the Hurd, it is recommended that you
+use the preliminary 0.3 version instead of the 0.2 version, because the
+newer snapshots have many bugs fixed and are more stable.
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-Thanks to <A HREF="http://www.cs.pdx.edu:/~trent/">Trent Fisher</A> for
-writing the initial version of this page, and to
+<P>
-<A HREF="mailto:teddy@fukt.hk-r.se">Teddy Hogeborn</A> for the
-icon.
+<EM>Some of these links are at other web sites not maintained by the
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-Copyright (C) 1996 Trent Fisher
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-Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
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