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authorArne Babenhauserheide <arne_bab@web.de>2011-11-13 19:00:17 +0100
committerArne Babenhauserheide <arne_bab@web.de>2011-11-13 19:00:17 +0100
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@@ -99,6 +99,20 @@ the Hands of these, or dig dig deep into DDE to have more Linux
drivers running in Userspace, please [[get_in_contact|contact_us]] -
and maybe grab [[our_source_repos|source_repositories]].
+------
+
+The **GNU Hurd** is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel.
+It is a collection of servers 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]].
+
+[[GNU_Mach|microkernel/mach/gnumach]] is the microkernel upon which
+GNU Hurd is based. It offers Inter Process Communication (IPC)
+which the Hurd uses to define interfaces for implementing the services
+an operating system needs from a full-featured kernel.
+
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