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diff --git a/hurd/running/gnu.mdwn b/hurd/running/gnu.mdwn index accba6b7..964e7e8e 100644 --- a/hurd/running/gnu.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/gnu.mdwn @@ -1,13 +1,35 @@ +[[!meta title="The GNU System"]] + # <a name="The_GNU_Operating_System"> </a> The GNU Operating System -The GNU Operating System, or GNU System as it is more commonly known, will be a +The GNU Operating System, Commonly referred to as simply "The GNU System", is a complete [[Unix]]-like operating system composed entirely of [free software](http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html). The creation of the GNU System is one of the goals of the [GNU Project](http://www.gnu.org/), which was [launched in 1983](http://www.gnu.org/gnu/initial-announcement.html) by -[Richard Stallman](http://www.stallman.org/). +[Richard Stallman](http://www.stallman.org/). It has many ambitious goals that +the GNU/Hurd intends to address. + +These goals include increased security through the [[principle of least +privilege|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle%5Fof%5Fleast%5Fprivilege]], an +[[extensible system|extensibility]], conformation to open operating standards +including [[POSIX|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX]], modularity, and +respecting user freedom. Many of these goals are things that the GNU/Hurd can +resolve, however the GNU/Hurd is not the most stable operating system yet. + +If you are looking for a production ready GNU system, then [[hurd/running/Debian]] GNU/Hurd may +not be the best choice for you. Debian GNU/Hurd currently lacks 64-bit support, +many device drivers, sound support, SMP, and a few other essential bits that +provide a flexible operating system. +However, [[gnu.org|https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html]] maintains a +list of freedom respecting and production ready GNU/Linux systems. One of the +most promising of these is [[GuixSD|https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/]], which +is the GNU Guix System Distribution, which eventually plans to support the GNU +Hurd as the kernel! ## Resources - * [[mailing_lists/gnu-system-discuss]] mailing list +* [[mailing_lists/gnu-system-discuss]] mailing list +* [Free as in Freedom 2.0 (PDF)](https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/faif-2.0.pdf) +* [Free Software, Free Society (PDF)](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/fsfs/rms-essays.pdf) |