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| author | Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> | 2009-11-24 00:35:43 +0100 |
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| committer | Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> | 2009-11-24 00:35:43 +0100 |
| commit | d7004cc2b51a394da631fc58b5194b48c945ee6c (patch) | |
| tree | 9fe2dddc1596cf83b342584adc2167fb922c9cff /hurd/status.mdwn | |
| parent | dd26273133b630bd1dab1474efde36a4ec31d26d (diff) | |
| parent | 81caacd9b518558f95cd3283eb119d66bc73fc5f (diff) | |
Merge branch 'master' of flubber:~hurd-web/hurd-web
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diff --git a/hurd/status.mdwn b/hurd/status.mdwn index 3ee8ddcf..cd2256e3 100644 --- a/hurd/status.mdwn +++ b/hurd/status.mdwn @@ -16,13 +16,19 @@ 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. -The GNU system (also called GNU/Hurd) is completely self-contained +[[!img hurd-fvwm-screenshot-2009-11-12.png size=300x +alt="FVWM and Gnumeric running on GNU/Hurd" +title="FVWM and Gnumeric running on GNU/Hurd" +align="right" + +]] The GNU system (also called GNU/Hurd) is completely self-contained (you can compile all parts of it using GNU itself). You can run several instances of the Hurd in parallel, and debug even critical servers in one Hurd instance with gdb running on another Hurd instance. You can run the X window system, applications that use it, and advanced server applications like the Apache webserver. + 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 shared |