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-
-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.
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+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd"> +<HTML> +<HEAD> +<TITLE>The Hurd and Linux - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</TITLE> +<LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:webmasters@www.gnu.org"> +<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="hurd, linux"> +</HEAD> +<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#1F00FF" ALINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#9900DD"> + +<H1>The Hurd and Linux</H1> +[ +<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical --> +<!-- PLEASE UPDATE THE LIST AT THE BOTTOM (OR TOP) OF THE PAGE TOO! --> + <A HREF="/software/hurd/hurd-and-linux.cn.html">Chinese(Simplified)</A> +| <A HREF="/software/hurd/hurd-and-linux.zh.html">Chinese(Traditional)</A> +| <A HREF="/software/hurd/hurd-and-linux.he.html">Hebrew</A> +| <A HREF="/software/hurd/hurd-and-linux.html">English</A> +] + +<P> +by <A HREF="http://www.stallman.org/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> + +[ +<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical --> +<!-- PLEASE UPDATE THE LIST AT THE BOTTOM (OR TOP) OF THE PAGE TOO! --> + <A HREF="/software/hurd/hurd-and-linux.cn.html">Chinese(Simplified)</A> +| <A HREF="/software/hurd/hurd-and-linux.zh.html">Chinese(Traditional)</A> +| <A HREF="/software/hurd/hurd-and-linux.he.html">Hebrew</A> +| <A HREF="/software/hurd/hurd-and-linux.html">English</A> +] + +<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 --> +Last modified: Thu Feb 13 01:12:02 CET 2003 +<!-- hhmts end --> +<HR> +</BODY> +</HTML> |