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authorThomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name>2010-07-23 23:03:55 +0200
committerThomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name>2010-07-23 23:03:55 +0200
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@@ -58,3 +58,11 @@ but it does have a number of enticing features:
The Hurd is real software that works Right Now. It is not a research
project or a proposal. You don't have to wait at all before you can start
using and developing it.
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+---
+
+One advantage of the Hurd's separation of kernel-like functionality into
+separate components ([[servers|translator]]) is that these can be constructed
+using different programming lanugages, a thing that is not easily possible in a
+monolithic kernel. Essentially, only an interface from the programming
+environment to the RPC mechanism is required.