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A copy of the license +is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation +License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] + +[[!meta date="2016-12-18 22:00 UTC"]] + +GNU Hurd 0.9, GNU Mach 1.8, GNU MIG 1.8 released. +[[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news +text="Details."]][[!toggleable id=full_news text="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]""" +else=" +[[!paste id=full_news]]"]] + +[[!cut id="full_news" text=""" + +We're pleased to announce new releases! + + * **GNU Hurd 0.9**, + [NEWS](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/hurd.git/tree/NEWS?id=v0.9): + + Version 0.9 (2016-12-18) + + The 'boot' program can now be run as unprivileged user, allowing any + user to create unprivileged Subhurds. + + An ethernet multiplexer (eth-multiplexer translator) has been merged + into this repository. This is a network multiplexer that makes + available virtual interfaces, and routes traffic between these and a + real ethernet interface. It uses the Berkeley Packet Filter library + (libbpf), which has also been merged. The ethernet multiplexer now + generates and uses stable pseudo-random ethernet addresses for the + virtual interfaces. + + As usual, bugs have been fixed throughout the code, notably in + libpager and ext2fs which now gracefully handles running out of space. + Further compatibility fixes have been applied (for compliance to + standards such as POSIX). + + Release tarballs may be downloaded from <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/>, + <http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/>, or checked out of Git, + <http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/hurd.git>. SHA1 checksums: + + 7e6f406e5202501216a0da4b4ee7914f1e0a7552 hurd-0.9.tar.bz2 + ffa8d40a99835824a0228bf54570c054d7fe8bf0 hurd-0.9.tar.bz2.sig + ef999452b794d7239a5ed98999def51bf11c8c17 hurd-0.9.tar.gz + 5f5d34bbbe8cccafbe79f13103d7e48b3a2baddf hurd-0.9.tar.gz.sig + + The [[**GNU Hurd**|hurd]] is the GNU project's replacement for the [[Unix]] + kernel. It is a collection of [[servers|hurd/translator]] 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]], + [[hurd/what_is_the_GNU_Hurd]]. + + * **GNU Mach 1.8**, + [NEWS](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/gnumach.git/tree/NEWS?id=v1.8): + + Version 1.8 (2016-12-18) + + The memory management system was extensively reworked. A new type for + physical addresses is now used where appropriate, and the system can + make use of the high memory segment. Many paging issues have been + addressed, and as a result the system handles low memory situations + more gracefully now. + + The virtual memory system now uses a red-black tree for allocations, + and as a result it now supports tasks with tens of thousands of + mappings. + + Debugging and error reporting has been improved. Among other things + the VM maps are now augmented with names that are used in error + messages, panics and assertions point to their locations, the lock + debugging mechanism has been fixed, and the kernel debugger can now + inspect stack traces reaching into the machine-dependent bits + implemented in assembler. + + As usual, bugs have been fixed throughout the code, including minor + issues with the gsync synchronization mechanism which is now used for + the internal locks in the GNU C Library (glibc). + + The deprecated external memory management interface has been removed. + + The partial ACPI support has been removed. + + Release tarballs may be downloaded from <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnumach/>, + <http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnumach/>, or checked out of Git, + <http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/gnumach.git>. SHA1 checksums: + + 4b59c7f7bc814576d2b88c43c0cdba292824f230 gnumach-1.8.tar.bz2 + e6262e991a1e056bb87741a9456811cf73e8f7cd gnumach-1.8.tar.bz2.sig + 8cbebcbee624c64d926de8779272821c67663da5 gnumach-1.8.tar.gz + 28c4a65db3c04bf7508b74a187a3d6aae3a5ce31 gnumach-1.8.tar.gz.sig + + [[**GNU Mach**|microkernel/mach/gnumach]] is the GNU distribution of the + [[Mach microkernel|microkernel/mach]], upon which a GNU Hurd system is + based. The [[microkernel]] provides an [[Inter Process Communication + (IPC)|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/documentation]]. + + * **GNU MIG 1.8**, + [NEWS](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/mig.git/tree/NEWS?id=v1.8): + + Version 1.8 (2016-12-18) + + A spurious warning in the generated code has been fixed. + + Release tarballs may be downloaded from <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mig/>, + <http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mig/>, or checked out of Git, + <http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/mig.git>. SHA1 checksums: + + f765881d6ed4e883372eee52fd7842e7048a3da8 mig-1.8.tar.bz2 + 2091b6632176eeba1dac524d0ae939334ed51fdb mig-1.8.tar.bz2.sig + 40ae7a5a12e3e5669a2c449be7ebe53c72c90b3a mig-1.8.tar.gz + 054ca62368fb7d8e95ca1447510905e3df8906d8 mig-1.8.tar.gz.sig + + [[**GNU MIG**|microkernel/mach/mig/gnu_mig]] is the GNU distribution of the + [[Mach 3.0 Interface Generator (MIG)|microkernel/mach/mig]]. This tool + translates [[Remote Procedure Call (RPC)|rpc]] definition files to C code, + and is required to compile any packages that are receiving or invoking + RPCs, such as GNU Mach, GNU Hurd, and the GNU C Library (glibc) when + compiled for the Hurd. More detailed: + [[microkernel/mach/mig/documentation]]. + + * **glibc-2.23-hurd+libpthread-20161218** + + Based on the [[glibc]] 2.23 release, we include additional changes for GNU + Hurd support, and bundle GNU Hurd's [[libpthread]]. + + Snapshot tarballs may be downloaded from <ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/>, + <http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/>, or checked out of Git, + <http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/glibc.git> and + <http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/libpthread.git>. SHA1 checksums: + + 55c9b6c61991a9ea585f019c787fe0e1da756cd4 glibc-2.23-hurd+libpthread-20161218.tar.bz2 + 1475fff2029fcd2c655d6ea05af5efa74d224b4f glibc-2.23-hurd+libpthread-20161218.tar.bz2.sig + 870425f4398b514ecac06e88fc21e13536eece4f glibc-2.23-hurd+libpthread-20161218.tar.gz + e8c9c6ba34cd4bbabb8fadd28f335430ca88ff0b glibc-2.23-hurd+libpthread-20161218.tar.gz.sig + + The [[**GNU C Library** (glibc)|glibc]] implements a system's standard + library functions (as described by ISO C, and POSIX, for example). An + important part of the Hurd actually resides in glibc: here, the system + interfaces are implemented on top of the [[Hurd IPC + protocols|hurd/interface]]. This is different to the Linux port, where + most simple system interfaces are in fact simply forwarded to/implemented + as [[system_call]]s. + +Many thanks to all the people who are helping! + +If you want to give the Hurd a try, you may easily do so with [[Debian +GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]]. + +The GNU Hurd system currently runs on 32-bit x86 machines. To compile the +Hurd, you need a toolchain configured to target `i?86-gnu`; you cannot use a +toolchain targeting GNU/Linux. + +Please read the [[FAQ]]. +Bug reports should be sent to [[mailing_lists/bug-hurd]] or filed on +<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=hurd>. Requests for assistance +should be sent to [[mailing_lists/help-hurd]] or filed on +<http://savannah.gnu.org/support/?group=hurd>. You can also find us on +the Freenode IRC network in the [[#hurd|IRC]] channel. + +"""]] |