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@@ -1,195 +1,184 @@ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd"> - <HTML> - <HEAD> - <TITLE>GNU Hurd - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</TITLE> - <LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:web-hurd@gnu.org"> - <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="hurd"> - </HEAD> - +<HEAD> +<TITLE>The GNU Hurd - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</TITLE> +<LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:web-hurd@gnu.org"> +<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="hurd"> +</HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#1F00FF" ALINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#9900DD"> -<IMAGE SRC="/graphics/hurd_sm_mf_invert.jpg"> -<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20"> +<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="15"> +<TR> +<TD COLSPAN="2"> +<IMAGE SRC="/graphics/hurd_sm_mf.jpg" ALT=" [image of the Hurd logo] "> +[ + <A HREF="/software/hurd/hurd.html">English</A> +] +</TD> +</TR> <TR> +<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" BGCOLOR="#eeeeee"> +<A HREF="/software/hurd/hurd.html"><STRONG>The GNU Hurd</STRONG></A></BR> + <BR> +<A HREF="/software/hurd/docs.html">Documentation</A><BR> +<A HREF="/software/hurd/install.html">Installation</A><BR> +<A HREF="/software/hurd/help.html">Getting Help</A><BR> +<A HREF="/software/hurd/download.html">Download</A><BR> +<A HREF="/software/hurd/devel.html">Development</A><BR> +<A HREF="/software/hurd/history.html">History</A> +</UL> +</TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> -<A HREF="hurd.html#contents"><STRONG>The GNU Hurd</STRONG></A><BR> -<A HREF="learning-more-about-hurd.html#contents">About the Hurd</A><BR> -<A HREF="learning-more-about-microkernels.html#contents">About Microkernels</A><BR> +<HR> <P> -<A HREF="software.html#contents"><STRONG>Software</STRONG></A><BR> -<A HREF="trying-out-hurd.html#contents">Trying out the Hurd</A><BR> -<A HREF="getting-help.html#contents">Getting Help</A><BR> -<p> -<a href="whatis">Whatis?</a><br> -<a href="howto">Howto?</a><br> -</p> - +<H4><A NAME="contents">Table of Contents</A></H4> +<UL> + <LI><A HREF="#introduction" NAME="TOCintroduction">Introduction to the Hurd</A> + <LI><A HREF="#advantages" NAME="TOCadvantages">Advantages of the Hurd</A> + <LI><A HREF="#name" NAME="TOCname">What the Hurd means</A> + <LI><A HREF="#status" NAME="TOCstatus">Status of the project</A> +</UL> <P> -<!---A HREF="mirrors.html#contents">Mirrors</A><BR---> -<A HREF="acknowledgements.html#contents">Acknowledgements</A><BR> -<!---A HREF="copyright.html#contents">Copyright Notice</A---> -</TD> -<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> -<A NAME="contents"><H1>GNU Hurd</H1></A> - -<H3>NEWS</h3> -<p>November 3rd, 2000 - Integration has begun of the hurddocs.org site -HOWTO and WHATIS sections. This will continue during the next little -while.<p> -<H3>What is the Hurd?</H3> +<HR> -The GNU Hurd is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. The -Hurd 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). +<H4><A HREF="#TOCintroduction" NAME="introduction">Introduction to the Hurd</A></H4> <P> -Currently, the Hurd runs on IA32 machines. The Hurd should, and probably -will, be ported to other hardware architectures or other microkernels in -the future. +The GNU Hurd is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. +The Hurd 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). <P> -The Hurd is part of the GNU, which is a complete free operating -system. Since the Hurd is not in production use yet, the version of -GNU that is popular today is <A HREF="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html"> -GNU/Linux</A>, which uses Linux as the kernel instead of the Hurd. - -<H3>Advantages of the Hurd</H3> - -The Hurd is not the most advanced kernel known to the planet -(yet), but it does have a number of enticing features: +Currently, the Hurd runs on IA32 machines. The Hurd should, and +probably will, be ported to other hardware architectures or other +microkernels in the future. +<H4><A HREF="#TOCadvantages" NAME="advantages">Advantages of the Hurd</A></H4> +The Hurd is not the most advanced kernel known to the planet (yet), +but it does have a number of enticing features: <DL> - <DT><STRONG>it's free software</STRONG></DT> - <DD> Anybody can use, modify, and redistribute it under the terms of the -<A HREF="/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU -General Public License (GPL)</A>.</DD> - +<A HREF="/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public License (GPL)</A>.</DD> <DT><STRONG>it's compatible</STRONG></DT> - <DD> -The Hurd provides a familiar programming and user environment. For all -intents and purposes, the Hurd is a modern Unix-like kernel. The Hurd uses -the <A HREF="/software/libc/libc.html">GNU C Library</A>, -whose development closely tracks standards such as ANSI/ISO, -BSD, POSIX, Single Unix, SVID, and X/Open. +The Hurd provides a familiar programming and user environment. For +all intents and purposes, the Hurd is a modern Unix-like kernel. The +Hurd uses the <A HREF="/software/libc/libc.html">GNU C Library</A>, +whose development closely tracks standards such as ANSI/ISO, BSD, +POSIX, Single Unix, SVID, and X/Open. </DD> - <DT><STRONG>it's built to survive</STRONG></DT> - <DD> -Unlike other popular kernel software, the Hurd has an object-oriented structure -that allows it to evolve without compromising its design. This structure -will help the Hurd undergo major redesign and modifications without having -to be entirely rewritten. +Unlike other popular kernel software, the Hurd has an object-oriented +structure that allows it to evolve without compromising its design. +This structure will help the Hurd undergo major redesign and +modifications without having to be entirely rewritten. </DD> - <DT><STRONG>it's scalable</STRONG></DT> - <DD> -The Hurd implementation is aggressively multithreaded so that it runs efficiently -on both single processors and symmetric multiprocessors. The Hurd interfaces -are designed to allow transparent network clusters (<I>collectives</I>), -although this feature has not yet been implemented. +The Hurd implementation is aggressively multithreaded so that it runs +efficiently on both single processors and symmetric multiprocessors. +The Hurd interfaces are designed to allow transparent network clusters +(<I>collectives</I>), although this feature has not yet been +implemented. </DD> - <DT><STRONG>it's extensible</STRONG></DT> - <DD> The Hurd is an attractive platform for learning how to become a kernel -hacker or for implementing new ideas in kernel technology. Every part of -the system is designed to be modified and extended. +hacker or for implementing new ideas in kernel technology. Every part +of the system is designed to be modified and extended. </DD> - <DT><STRONG>it's stable</STRONG></DT> - <DD> -It is possible to develop and test new Hurd kernel components without rebooting -the machine (not even accidentally). Running your own kernel components -doesn't interfere with other users, and so no special system privileges -are required. The mechanism for kernel extensions is secure by design: -it is impossible to impose your changes upon other users unless they authorize -them or you are the system administrator. +It is possible to develop and test new Hurd kernel components without +rebooting the machine (not even accidentally). Running your own +kernel components doesn't interfere with other users, and so no +special system privileges are required. The mechanism for kernel +extensions is secure by design: it is impossible to impose your +changes upon other users unless they authorize them or you are the +system administrator. </DD> - <DT><STRONG>it exists</STRONG></DT> - <DD> -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. +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. </DD> - </DL> +<H4><A HREF="#TOCname" NAME="name">What the Hurd means</A></H4> +According to Thomas Bushnell, BSG, the primary architect of the Hurd: +<BLOCKQUOTE> +`Hurd' stands for `Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons'. And, then, `Hird' +stands for `Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth'. We have here, to +my knowledge, the first software to be named by a pair of mutually +recursive acronyms. +</BLOCKQUOTE> -<H3>What the name ``Hurd'' means</H3> - -According to Thomas Bushnell, BSG, the primary architect of the Hurd, ```Hurd' stands for `Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons'. And, then, `Hird' -stands for `Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth'. We have here, to my -knowledge, the first software to be named by a pair of mutually -recursive acronyms.'' - -<H3>Status of the project</H3> - -The last official release of the Hurd-based GNU system was the 0.2 -binary distribution of June 1997. At the moment, the Hurd developers -and people from the Debian Project are assembling a new distribution -which will be known as version 0.3. In parallel to that GNU/Linux -distribution, the upcoming Hurd-based GNU distribution is called <A -HREF="debian-gnu-hurd.html">Debian GNU/Hurd</A>. +<H4><A HREF="#TOCstatus" NAME="status">Status of the project</A></H4> <P> - -The new GNU/Hurd distribution will use the Debian package management -system to ease installation and updating the system. This package -management system is the same one used in Debian GNU/Linux -distributions. - +The Hurd, together with the GNU Mach microkernel, the GNU C Library +and the other GNU programs, provides a rather complete and usable +operating system today. It is not ready for production use, as there +are still many bugs and missing features. However, it should be a +good base for further development and non-critical application usage. <P> - -These efforts are ongoing, but the fundamental packages are ready and -quite stable. If you want to try out the Hurd, it is recommended that -you use the preliminary 0.3 version instead of the 0.2 version, -because the newer snapshots have many bugs fixed and are more stable. - +The Hurd is completely self-contained (you can compile all parts of +the Hurd system from the Hurd itself). You can run several Hurd +systems in parallel, and debug even critical servers in another Hurd +with gdb. You can run the X window system, applications that use it, +and advanced server applications like Apache. +<P> +On the negative side, the support for character devices (like sound +cards) and other hardware is mostly missing. Although the POSIX +interface is provided, some additional interfaces like POSIX threads, +shared memories or semaphores are still under development. <P> +All this applies to the current development version, and not to the +last release (0.2). We encourage everybody who is interested to try +out the latest development version, and send feedback to the Hurd +developers. +</TD> +</TR> +</TABLE> -<EM>Some of these links are at other web sites not maintained by the -FSF. 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