move more old stuff to current

4 files changed, 15 insertions, 92 deletions

diff --git a/faq/0-still_useful.mdwn b/faq/0-still_useful.mdwn
index d98f98ed..96ea6f32 100644
--- a/faq/0-still_useful.mdwn
+++ b/faq/0-still_useful.mdwn
@@ -8,10 +8,20 @@ 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]]."]]"""]]
 
-[[!meta title="Why is the Hurd useful?"]]
+[[!meta title="What are the advantages with the Hurd over Linux/BSD?"]]
 
-What are the advantages with the Hurd over Linux? (In general of course, nothing
-in depth)
+The Hurd will be considerably more flexible and robust
+than generic Unix.  Wherever possible, Unix kernel features have been
+moved into unprivileged space.  Once there, anyone who desires can
+develop custom replacements for them.  Users will be able to write and
+use their own file systems, their own `exec' servers, or their own
+network protocols if they like, all without disturbing other users.
+
+The Linux kernel has now been modified to allow user-level file
+systems, so there is proof that people will actually use features such
+as these.  It will be much easier to do under the Hurd, however,
+because the Hurd is almost entirely run in user space and because the
+various servers are designed for this sort of modification.
 
 > Notably, flexibility for the user:
 > 
diff --git a/faq/old/old_faq.txt b/faq/old/old_faq.txt
index 24127462..f6a4204b 100644
--- a/faq/old/old_faq.txt
+++ b/faq/old/old_faq.txt
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ partition on the first drive detected by the BIOS (or the second partition with
 GRUB 1).  As Grub now has tab
 completion, there is not a lot of guess work.
 
-??	Can I use partitions larger than 2GB?
-
-{ST} Yes. Disk drivers however currently do not support more than 2^32 sectors, i.e.
-2TiB.
-
 ??	How much swap do I need?
 
 {ST} The usual rule of thumb applies: the same amount as RAM, for instance.
@@ -269,16 +264,6 @@ hung, it will not be able respond to its message port and thus, ps will
 wait forever.  The `-M' option instructs ps to not gather information
 that would require use of the message port.
 
-??	Where are ...
-
-{MB} `dmesg' is not available. You can read `/var/log/dmesg` instead.
-
-??	Why does the command `df' not work?
-
-{NHW} It does, you just have to tell it what filesystem to query.  E.g.
-
-	# df /
-
 ??	Why are my translators dying?
 
 {NHW} Try passing the `-ap' flag to settrans.  By default, settrans only
@@ -364,12 +349,6 @@ reboot the system.
 
 ? Porting
 
-??	What programs have been ported?
-
-{NHW} A lot, take a look at the Debian archive.  Many programs, however,
-do not necessarily need to be ported; they have just never been
-compiled.
-
 ??	Is porting easy?
 
 {NHW} Porting applications to GNU/Hurd is relatively easy assuming the
@@ -382,11 +361,6 @@ thousand, however, on GNU/Hurd, there is no maximum and thus, this is
 not set.  The correct thing to do is to submit a patch to the upstream
 author that allocates memory dynamically.
 
-??	How can I help?
-
-{ST} Please see the contributing page:
-http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/contributing.html
-
 ? Compiling
 
 ??	Where can I get the source?
diff --git a/faq/old/old_hurd_faq.txt b/faq/old/old_hurd_faq.txt
index 4ebe019b..20b4c260 100644
--- a/faq/old/old_hurd_faq.txt
+++ b/faq/old/old_hurd_faq.txt
@@ -16,73 +16,10 @@ Original Document by: Derek Upham <upham@cs.ubc.ca>
 
 Contents:
 
-Q0.  Where can I get the Unofficial GNU Hurd FAQ?
-Q2.  Where can I get a copy?
-Q3.  Why bother writing a new OS when we have Linux and 386/BSD?
 Q4.  What's all this about Mach 3.0 (and Mach 4.0)?
-Q5.  Where can I find more information?
-Q7.  What sort of machines will run Hurd in the future?
-Q8.  What is the current development status?
-Q9.  What sort of system would we have if the Hurd was bootable today?
 
 ==============================
 
-Q0.  Where can I get the Unofficial GNU Hurd FAQ?
-
-The Unofficial Hurd FAQ (what you are reading now) is occasionally
-posted to the USENET newsgroup, gnu.misc.discuss.  It is also
-available from
-
-   http://www.enci.ucalgary.ca/~gord/hurd/hurd-faq.txt  (Broken Link ?)
-
-If you don't have WWW access, you may send mail to me, Gordon
-Matzigkeit <gord@enci.ucalgary.ca> with a subject line that reads:
-
-   Subject: send hurd-faq
-
-You should receive a PGP-signed copy of the current version of this
-document in a matter of minutes.
-
-
-Q2.  Where can I get a copy?
-
-To put it simply, you can't.  It is still under development (by
-Michael Bushnell, Roland McGrath and Miles Bader).  It is almost, but
-not quite, at the point where you can do real work on it.  Keep your
-fingers crossed.
-
-Some people have actually bootstrapped it, but the work is not easy,
-and the current snapshot won't work until a new multiserver boot
-mechanism is made.
-
-If you *really* want to try it, beware that it is still pre-alpha
-code, and that it will likely crash on you.  See Trent Fisher's Hurd
-pages (under question 5) for the latest information.
-
-
-Q3.  Why bother writing a new OS when we have Linux and 386/BSD?
-
-For one thing, Linux and BSD don't scale well.  Hardware designers are
-shifting more and more toward multiprocessor machines for performance,
-and standard Unix kernels do not provide much multiprocessor support.
-The Hurd, on the other hand, runs on top of the Mach 3.0 micro-kernel
-[[1]] from CMU.  Mach was designed precisely for multiprocessing
-machines, so its portability should carry over nicely to the Hurd.
-
-In addition, the Hurd will be considerably more flexible and robust
-than generic Unix.  Wherever possible, Unix kernel features have been
-moved into unprivileged space.  Once there, anyone who desires can
-develop custom replacements for them.  Users will be able to write and
-use their own file systems, their own `exec' servers, or their own
-network protocols if they like, all without disturbing other users.
-
-The Linux kernel has now been modified to allow user-level file
-systems, so there is proof that people will actually use features such
-as these.  It will be much easier to do under the Hurd, however,
-because the Hurd is almost entirely run in user space and because the
-various servers are designed for this sort of modification.
-
-
 Q4.  What's all this about Mach 3.0 (and Mach 4.0)?
 
 As mentioned above, Mach is a micro-kernel, written at Carnegie Mellon
diff --git a/faq/support/2_gib_partition_limit.mdwn b/faq/support/2_gib_partition_limit.mdwn
index 726605f9..3315cc08 100644
--- a/faq/support/2_gib_partition_limit.mdwn
+++ b/faq/support/2_gib_partition_limit.mdwn
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ is included in the section entitled
 [[!meta title="Is there still a 2 GiB Partition Limit ?"]]
 
 The 2 GiB limit has been removed in Debian GNU/Hurd.
+
+Disk drivers however currently do not support more than 2^32 sectors, i.e. 2TiB.