[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016 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]]."]]"""]] You are interested in getting familiar with the GNU/Hurd system architecture, or specific components of it? Here is a collection of texts to read. /!\ A lot of stuff is still missing ([[!taglink open_issue_documentation]]). [[!toc levels=3]] # Basic Knowledge Before you can go details, you have to learn the basics about operating system architecture. Yes, really. ## Operating Systems Basics Books. Etc. ## GNU/Hurd System Architecture ### Capabilities [[!toggleable id=shapiro_capintro_1999 text="""[[!template id=note text="*[[shapiro\_capintro\_1999|capability]]*: {{$capability#shapiro_capintro_1999}}. {{$capability#shapiro_capintro_1999_text}}."]]"""]] * Our use of [[capabilities|capability]]. The {{$capability#wikipedia_capability-based_security}} article. Alternatively/additionally, [[!toggle id=shapiro_capintro_1999 text="[shapiro\_capintro\_1999]"]]. In the GNU/Hurd system, a [[capability]] is represented by a [[Mach port|microkernel/mach/port]]. * {{$capability#wikipedia_object-capability_model}}. Albeit not directly tailored at the GNU/Hurd operating system architecture, this artice anyway does a good job at describing general principles of a [[capability]]-based system architecture. # Quick overview You may want to start reading a [[quick overview|overview]] of how the GNU/Hurd system starts, and thus how it is structured. # FAQ [[FAQ]] # Specific Components The GNU/Hurd system is composed of the Hurd servers running on top of the GNU Mach microkernel. Mach only handles scheduling tasks and threads, memory management, and message passing. Mig is used to abstract RPCs on top of Mach's message passing. Eventually, the Hurd servers and Unix processes discuss with each other using these RPCs. Depending on your background, you may want to start reading the documentation from userlandish interfaces (Hurd) or from the micro kernel itself (Mach). * [[GNU_Hurd|hurd/documentation]] * [[Mach|microkernel/mach/documentation]] * [[MIG|microkernel/mach/mig/documentation]] * [[UNIX]] # Presentations ## 2016 * FOSDEM: {{$community/meetings/fosdem_2016#ragkousis_guix_hurd}} * FOSDEM: {{$community/meetings/fosdem_2016#thibault_hurd}} ## 2015 * FOSDEM: {{$community/meetings/fosdem_2015#thibault_hurd}} * Debconf 15: {{$community/meetings/debconf15#youpi_hurd}} ## 2014 * FOSDEM: {{$community/meetings/fosdem_2014#thibault_hurd}} ## 2013 * GNU Hackers Meeting in Paris: {{$community/meetings/ghm2013#thibault_hurd}} * FOSDEM: {{$community/meetings/fosdem_2013#thibault_hurd}} ## 2011 * GNU Hackers Meeting in Paris: {{$community/meetings/ghm2011#thibault_hurd}} ## 2010 * GNU Hackers Meeting in the Hague: {{$community/meetings/ghm2010#walfield_hurd}} * Debconf 10: {{$community/meetings/debconf10#banck_hurd}} * Fosdem 2010: {{$community/meetings/fosdem_2010#olaf_hurd1}} * Fosdem 2010: {{$community/meetings/fosdem_2010#olaf_hurd2}} ## 2004 * 2004-07-02 Ognyan Kulev, *presentation of the Hurd*, at the seminar *LIO and friends*, , in Bulgarian. # General * [[Media_Appearances]]