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| author | Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@fig.org> | 1999-02-03 21:13:44 +0000 |
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| committer | Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@fig.org> | 1999-02-03 21:13:44 +0000 |
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diff --git a/hurd-and-linux.html b/hurd-and-linux.html index 9c463116..37f6547a 100644 --- a/hurd-and-linux.html +++ b/hurd-and-linux.html @@ -1,79 +1,80 @@ -<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN"> -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE>The Hurd and Linux - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</TITLE> -<LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org"> -</HEAD> -<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#1F00FF" ALINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#9900DD"> -<H3>The Hurd and Linux</H3> -<A HREF="/graphics/hurd_sm_mf.jpg"><IMG SRC="/graphics/hurd_sm_mf.jpg" - ALT=" [image of a Hurd Metafont Logo] " - WIDTH="333" HEIGHT="80"> (jpeg 10k)</A> -<A HREF="/graphics/hurd_mf.jpg">(jpeg 20k)</A> -<A HREF="/philosophy/gif.html">no gifs due to patent problems</A> -<P> -by <A HREF="/people/rms.html">Richard Stallman</A>. -<P> - -People sometimes ask, ``Why did the FSF develop a new free kernel -instead of using Linux?'' It's a reasonable question. The answer, -briefly, is that that is not the question we faced. - -<P> -When we started developing the Hurd in 1990, the question facing us -was, ``How can we get a free kernel for the GNU system?'' There was -no free Unix-like kernel then, and we knew of no other plan to write -one. The only way we could expect to have a free kernel was to write -it ourselves. So we started. - -<P> -We heard about Linux after its release. At that time, the question -facing us was, ``Should we cancel the Hurd project and use Linux -instead?'' - -<P> -We heard that Linux was not at all portable (this may not be true -today, but that's what we heard then). And we heard that Linux was -architecturally on a par with the Unix kernel; our work was leading to -something much more powerful. - -<P> -Given the years of work we had already put into the Hurd, we decided -to finish it rather than throw them away. - -<P> -If we did face the question that people ask---if Linux were already -available, and we were considering whether to start writing another -kernel---we would not do it. Instead we would choose another project, -something to do a job that no existing free software can do. - -<P> -But we did start the Hurd, back then, and now we have made it work. -We hope its superior architecture will make free operating systems -more powerful. - -<HR> - -Return to <A HREF="/home.html">GNU's home page</A>. -<P> -FSF & GNU inquiries & questions to -<A HREF="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><EM>gnu@gnu.org</EM></A>. -Other <A HREF="/home.html#ContactInfo">ways to contact</A> the FSF. -<P> -Comments on these web pages to -<A HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org"><EM>webmasters@www.gnu.org</EM></A>, -send other questions to -<A HREF="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><EM>gnu@gnu.org</EM></A>. -<P> -Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc., -59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA -<P> -Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is -permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.<P> -Updated: -<!-- hhmts start --> -16 Feb 1998 tower -<!-- hhmts end --> -<HR> -</BODY> -</HTML> +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN"
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+
+<H1>The Hurd and Linux</H1>
+
+
+<P>
+by <A HREF="/people/rms.html">Richard Stallman</A>.
+<P>
+
+People sometimes ask, ``Why did the FSF develop a new free kernel
+instead of using Linux?'' It's a reasonable question. The answer,
+briefly, is that that is not the question we faced.
+
+<P>
+When we started developing the Hurd in 1990, the question facing us
+was, ``How can we get a free kernel for the GNU system?'' There was
+no free Unix-like kernel then, and we knew of no other plan to write
+one. The only way we could expect to have a free kernel was to write
+it ourselves. So we started.
+
+<P>
+We heard about Linux after its release. At that time, the question
+facing us was, ``Should we cancel the Hurd project and use Linux
+instead?''
+
+<P>
+We heard that Linux was not at all portable (this may not be true
+today, but that's what we heard then). And we heard that Linux was
+architecturally on a par with the Unix kernel; our work was leading to
+something much more powerful.
+
+<P>
+Given the years of work we had already put into the Hurd, we decided
+to finish it rather than throw them away.
+
+<P>
+If we did face the question that people ask---if Linux were already
+available, and we were considering whether to start writing another
+kernel---we would not do it. Instead we would choose another project,
+something to do a job that no existing free software can do.
+
+<P>
+But we did start the Hurd, back then, and now we have made it work.
+We hope its superior architecture will make free operating systems
+more powerful.
+
+<HR>
+
+Return to <A HREF="/home.html">GNU's home page</A>.
+<P>
+FSF & GNU inquiries & questions to
+<A HREF="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><EM>gnu@gnu.org</EM></A>.
+Other <A HREF="/home.html#ContactInfo">ways to contact</A> the FSF.
+<P>
+Comments on these web pages to
+<A HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org"><EM>webmasters@www.gnu.org</EM></A>,
+send other questions to
+<A HREF="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><EM>gnu@gnu.org</EM></A>.
+<P>
+Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA
+<P>
+Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
+permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.<P>
+Updated:
+<!-- hhmts start -->
+22 Jan 1999
+<!-- hhmts end -->
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+</BODY>
+</HTML>
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