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diff --git a/hurd/status.mdwn b/hurd/status.mdwn index 9b43ef35..e6545b27 100644 --- a/hurd/status.mdwn +++ b/hurd/status.mdwn @@ -1,53 +1,63 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software -Foundation, Inc."]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 +Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant 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]]."]]"""]] +is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation +License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] + +[[!tag stable_URL]] The Hurd, together with the GNU Mach microkernel, the GNU C Library and the other GNU and non-GNU programs in the GNU system, provide a rather complete and usable operating system today. It may not be ready -for production use, as there are still many bugs and missing features. +for production use, as there are still some bugs and missing features. However, it should be a good base for further development and non-critical application usage. -The GNU system (also called GNU/Hurd) is completely self-contained +[[!img hurd-fvwm-screenshot-2009-11-12.png size=300x +alt="FVWM and Gnumeric running on GNU/Hurd" +title="FVWM and Gnumeric running on GNU/Hurd" +align="right" +]] The GNU system (also called GNU/Hurd) is completely self-contained (you can compile all parts of it using GNU itself). You can run several instances of the Hurd in parallel, and debug even critical servers in one Hurd instance with gdb running on another Hurd -instance. You can run the X window system, applications that use it, -and advanced server applications like the Apache webserver. +instance. You can run the X window system, applications that use it such as +gnumeric, iceweasel, and advanced server applications like the Apache webserver. On the negative side, the support for character devices (like sound -cards) and other hardware is mostly missing. Although the POSIX -interface is provided, some additional interfaces like POSIX shared +cards) and other hardware is mostly missing. Although the [[POSIX +interface|faq/posix_compatibility]] is provided, some additional interfaces +like POSIX shared memory or semaphores are still under development. All this applies to the current development version, and not to the last release (0.2). We encourage everybody who is interested to try -out the latest development version, and send feedback to the Hurd +out the current development version, and send feedback to the Hurd developers. +The Hurd team doesn't create Hurd-only releases, but instead relies on +the distributions done by folks from *Debian*, *Arch* (since 2010), and *Nix* +(since 2012). -The Hurd team doesn't create Hurd-only releases, but instead relies -on a distribution done by folks from *Debian*. - -That Debian version closely tracks the progress of the Hurd -(and often includes many new features), -so little would be gained by creating an official pure Hurd release. - -The Debian GNU/Hurd [[distribution|running/debian]] offers *LiveCDs and QEMU images* -to test-drive the Hurd in a real life system with access to about -50% of the Debian software archive. +[[!img hurd-iceweasel-screenshot-2012-03-21.png size=300x +alt="Iceweasel running on GNU/Hurd" +title="Iceweasel running on GNU/Hurd" +align="right" +]] +[[Debian GNU/Hurd|running/debian]] closely tracks the progress of the Hurd (and +often includes new features). They offer *LiveCDs and QEMU images* to +test-drive the Hurd, and about 75% of the Debian software archive are +available. The most recent version of the Debian GNU/Hurd port at the time of +writing was published on 2012 February 21st. -The most recent version of the Debian port at the time of writing -is *Debian GNU/Hurd K16*. +[[hurd/running/Arch_Hurd]] offers *LiveCDs* for testing and installation. +[[hurd/running/Nix]] provides QEMU images. That said, the last official release of the Hurd without the Debian parts was 0.2 done in 1997. |