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diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn index 899e3958..029c6769 100644 --- a/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn @@ -27,31 +27,26 @@ else=" This month [hurd hacker] [item] -**http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00079.html** +<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00079.html> -- Bouju +Alain submitted a patch to suport cpuinfo in the /proc interface -Bouju Alain submitted a patch to suport cpuinfo in the /proc interface +rbraun committed the last patch to mplanetas branch of the slab allocator +work, for integration. -**IRC 2011-11-14** - -rbraun committed the last patch to mplanetas branch of the slab allocator work, for integration. +IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-11-14: Features: -(22:30:39) braunr: there shouldn't be any noticeable difference with the master branch - -(22:30:46) braunr: a bit less fragmentation - -(22:30:55) braunr: more memory can be reclaimed by the VM system - -(22:31:02) braunr: there are debugging features - -(22:31:06) braunr: it's SMP ready - -(22:31:15) braunr: and overall cleaner than the zone allocator - -(22:31:31) braunr: although a bit slower on the free path (because of what's performed to reduce fragmentation) - -(22:32:42) braunr: but even "slower" here is completely negligible + (22:30:39) braunr: there shouldn't be any noticeable difference with the + master branch + (22:30:46) braunr: a bit less fragmentation + (22:30:55) braunr: more memory can be reclaimed by the VM system + (22:31:02) braunr: there are debugging features + (22:31:06) braunr: it's SMP ready + (22:31:15) braunr: and overall cleaner than the zone allocator + (22:31:31) braunr: although a bit slower on the free path (because of + what's performed to reduce fragmentation) + (22:32:42) braunr: but even "slower" here is completely negligible **New porter box: exodar*** @@ -67,22 +62,23 @@ Additionally … And … -So if you want to [reason for contibuting to the Hurd] please [[get_in_contact|contact_us]] - and maybe grab [[our_source_repos|source_repositories]]. +So if you want to [reason for contibuting to the Hurd], +please [[get in contact|contact_us]] -- and maybe already grab the [[source +code|source_repositories]]. ------- +--- -The **GNU Hurd** is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. -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/documentation]]. +The **GNU Hurd** is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. 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/documentation]]. -**GNU Mach** is the microkernel upon which GNU Hurd is based. It -offers Inter Process Communication (IPC) which the Hurd uses to define -interfaces for implementing the services an operating system needs -from a full-featured kernel. -[[Read_more|microkernel/mach/gnumach]] +**GNU Mach** is the microkernel upon which a GNU Hurd system is based. It +provides an Inter Process Communication (IPC) mechanism that the Hurd uses to +define interfaces for implementing in a distributed multi-server fashion the +services a traditional operating system kernel provides. [[More +detailed|microkernel/mach/gnumach]]. <!--see [[contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_moth]] for additional information on writing the MotH.--> |