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diff --git a/Hurd/HurdNames.mdwn b/Hurd/HurdNames.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 2cd05999..00000000 --- a/Hurd/HurdNames.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,64 +0,0 @@ -[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 Free Software -Foundation, Inc."]] - -[[meta license="""[[toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[toggleable -id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this -document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or -any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant -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]]."]]"""]] - -[[toc ]] - -# The Acronym - -Hurd stands for "Hird of Unix Replacing Daemons." - -Hird stands for "Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth." - - -# Origin - -[Quoting ](http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/help-hurd/2002-10/msg00099.html) Thomas Bushnell, BSG: - -The name "Hurd" was invented by me, as an alternate spelling for the English word "herd". -"Hird" is just another alternate spelling for the same word. By the normal rules of -English orthography, they all have the same pronunciations. - - -# Spelling, Usage and Pronunication - -The Hurd has its share of linguistic debate. The subject of proper usage comes up quite often. - -We call our kernel replacement \`\`the Hurd.'' Although Thomas Bushnell, BSG states that the -word \`\`Hurd'' is an acronym; we do not treat it as such, but rather as a concrete noun. -It is widely regarded as incorrect to use the term \`\`HURD'' or \`\`H.U.R.D.'' So, to -refer to the collection of servers running on top of the microkernel, we would say, -\`\`I have upgraded to the latest version of the Hurd.'' Since the Hurd is part of -the GNU Project, we also refer to it as \`\`GNU Hurd'' which is treated as a proper noun. - -The Hurd, in conjunction with Mach, forms the core of the GNU operating system. -So, one can say \`\`I have installed GNU on my friend's new computer.'' The -Debian Project clarifies this by using the name \`\`Debian GNU/Hurd'', because -it also distributes the GNU/Linux variant of GNU. - -To pronounce the word \`\`Hurd,'' you should say the English word \`\`herd.'' This is pronounced as \`\`hɚd'' using the International Phonetic Alphabet. - -# In Other Contexts - -One contributor from Norway described two other uses of Hird. - -* "the kings men", a name given to the men accompanying the Norwegian kings at about -year 1000 and on. -This was later coined by V. Quisling when he formed a party with -nationalistic traits to denote a set of helpers promoting his agenda -of national & Nordic ideas. - -* A symbol of collaboration with the (German) enemy used in World War II. - -Perhaps unrelated: the "herd mentality" of folks is what the Hurd project -and the the GNU project in general is fighting against, and using the Hurd it is -very easy to do so, since even normal users without privileged can change things -deep inside the system - without restricting others in any way (see -[translators](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-doc-translator)). diff --git a/Hurd/TheGnuHurd.mdwn b/Hurd/TheGnuHurd.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index dbd5c721..00000000 --- a/Hurd/TheGnuHurd.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, -Inc."]] - -[[meta license="""[[toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[toggleable -id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this -document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or -any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant -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]]."]]"""]] - -The Hurd is GNU's replacement for the various UNIX and Linux kernels. - -The Hurd is firstly a collection of protocols formalizing how different -components may interact. The protocols are designed to reduce the mutual -[[trust]] requirements of the actors thereby permitting a more [[extensible|extensibility]] -system. These include interface definitions to manipulate files and -directories and to resolve path names. This allows any process to -implement a file system. The only requirement is that it have access -to its backing store and that the principal that started it own the -file system node to which it connects. - -The Hurd is also a set of servers that implement these protocols. -They include fie systems, network protocols and authentication. -The servers run on top of the [[microkernel/Mach]] [[microkernel]] and use -Mach's [[microkernel/mach/IPC]] mechanism to transfer information. - -The Hurd development effort is a somewhat separate project from the -Debian GNU/Hurd port. The Hurd is a component of the GNU operating -system. diff --git a/hurd-name.html b/hurd-name.html deleted file mode 100644 index 946045d1..00000000 --- a/hurd-name.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN"> -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE>What the name Hurd means - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</TITLE> -<LINK REV="made" HREF="mailto:web-hurd@gnu.org"> -</HEAD> -<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#1F00FF" ALINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#9900DD"> -<H3>What the name ``Hurd'' means</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> - -"Hurd" stands for "Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons". -And, then, "Hird" stands for "Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth". - -<P> - -We have here, to my knowledge, the first software to be named by a -pair of mutually recursive acronyms. - -<P> - ----Thomas (formerly Michael I.) 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The Hurd should, and -probably will, be ported to other hardware architectures or other -microkernels in the future. - <H3><A HREF="#TOCadvantages" NAME="advantages">Advantages of the Hurd</A></H3> The Hurd is not the most advanced kernel known to the planet (yet), but it does have a number of enticing features: @@ -135,15 +53,6 @@ start using and developing it. </DD> </DL> -<H3><A HREF="#TOCname" NAME="name">What the Hurd means</A></H3> -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><A HREF="#TOCstatus" NAME="status">Status of the project</A></H3> <P> The Hurd, together with the GNU Mach microkernel, the GNU C Library @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ # Introduction -* [[TheGnuHurd]] - A Brief Description -* [[HurdNames]] - Acronym, Origin and Usage +* [[What_Is_the_GNU_Hurd]] - A Brief Description * [[History]] * [[Logo]] * [[Status]] diff --git a/hurd/documentation.mdwn b/hurd/documentation.mdwn index 4d431b0b..83fb9f0a 100644 --- a/hurd/documentation.mdwn +++ b/hurd/documentation.mdwn @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ 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]]."]]"""]] + * [[What_Is_the_GNU_Hurd]] + * [[FAQ]] * <http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/docs.html> diff --git a/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd.mdwn b/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b125fc48 --- /dev/null +++ b/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 Free +Software Foundation, Inc."]] + +[[meta license="""[[toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[toggleable +id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant +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="What Is the GNU Hurd?"]] + +The Hurd is the GNU project's replacement for the [[Unix]] kernel. + +The Hurd is firstly a collection of protocols formalizing how different +components may interact. The protocols are designed to reduce the mutual +[[trust]] requirements of the actors thereby permitting a more +[[extensible|extensibility]] system. These include interface definitions to +manipulate files and directories and to resolve path names. This allows any +process to implement a file system. The only requirement is that it have +access to its backing store and that the [[principal]] that started it own the +file system node to which it connects. + +The Hurd is also a set of servers that implement these protocols. +They include file systems, network protocols and authentication. +The servers run on top of the [[microkernel/Mach]] [[microkernel]] and use +Mach's [[microkernel/mach/IPC]] mechanism to transfer information. + +The Hurd supplies the last major software component needed for a complete +[[GNU_operating_system|running/gnu]] as originally conceived by Richard +M. Stallman (RMS) in 1983. The GNU vision directly drove the creation and has +guided the evolution of the [Free Software Foundation](http://fsf.org/), the +organization that is the home of the [GNU project](http://gnu.org/gnu/). + +The Hurd development effort is a somewhat separate project from the +[[Debian_GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]] port. + + +Read about what the GNU Hurd is [[gramatically_speaking]]. + +Read about the [[origin_of_the_name]]. diff --git a/hurd/faq/gramatically_speaking.mdwn b/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/gramatically_speaking.mdwn index 7aa3edac..d5322693 100644 --- a/hurd/faq/gramatically_speaking.mdwn +++ b/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/gramatically_speaking.mdwn @@ -9,19 +9,25 @@ 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="Grammatically speaking, what is the Hurd?"]] +[[meta title="Grammatically speaking..."]] -*Hurd*, as an acronym, stands for *Hird of [[Unix]]-Replacing Daemons*. *Hird*, in -turn, stands for *Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth*. +> *Hurd*, as an acronym, stands for *Hird of [[Unix]]-Replacing Daemons*. +> *Hird*, in turn, stands for *Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth*. -We treat *Hurd* as a title rather than as a proper name: it requires an -article, as in *the Hurd*. For instance: *The ext2 filesystem is provided by -the Hurd, not by Mach.* Note that all of the following are incorrect: *Hurd*, -*HURD*, *The HURD*, and *the hurd*. +The Hurd has its share of linguistic debate. The subject of proper usage comes +up quite often. -We write *the GNU Hurd* instead of *the Hurd* when we want to emphasize that -the Hurd is a GNU package. Once this has been made clear, we usually use the -shorter form, without *GNU*. +Although [[Thomas_Bushnell_states|origin_of_the_name]] that the word *Hurd* is +an acronym; we do not treat it as such, but rather as a concrete noun. We +treat *Hurd* as a title rather than as a proper name: it requires an article, +as in *the Hurd*. For instance: *The ext2 filesystem is provided by the Hurd, +not by Mach.* Note that all of the following are incorrect: *Hurd*, *HURD*, +*H.U.R.D.*, *The HURD*, and *the hurd*. + +Since the Hurd is part of the GNU Project, we also refer to it as *GNU Hurd* +which is treated as a proper noun. We write *the GNU Hurd* instead of *the +Hurd* when we want to emphasize that the Hurd is a GNU package. Once this has +been made clear, we usually use the shorter form, without *GNU*. The whole operating system includes not only the kernel and the system servers, but also many more programs. This system is called *GNU*, or *the GNU @@ -40,3 +46,7 @@ singular, capitalized as in English. When we are referring to the microkernel, we say *Mach* and use it as a proper noun. For example: *Mach uses the device drivers found in version 2.0.x of Linux.* We sometimes say *the Mach microkernel* instead of just *Mach*. + + +To pronounce the word *Hurd*, you should say the English word *herd*. This is +pronounced as *hɚd* using the International Phonetic Alphabet. diff --git a/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/origin_of_the_name.mdwn b/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/origin_of_the_name.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..677f100d --- /dev/null +++ b/hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd/origin_of_the_name.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +[[meta copyright="Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 +Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] + +[[meta license="""[[toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[toggleable +id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant +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="Origin of the Name"]] + +<!-- TODO. Source? --> + +According to Thomas Bushnell, the primary architect of the Hurd: + +> *Hurd*, as an acronym, stands for *Hird of [[Unix]]-Replacing Daemons*. +> *Hird*, in turn, 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. + +[Quoting](http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/help-hurd/2002-10/msg00099.html) +him further: + +> The name *Hurd* was invented by me, as an alternate spelling for the English +> word *herd*. *Hird* is just another alternate spelling for the same word. +> By the [[normal_rules_of_English_orthography|gramatically_speaking]], they +> all have the same pronunciations. + + +--- + +<!-- TODO. Source? Or remove? --> + +In other contexts: + +One contributor from Norway described two other uses of Hird. + + * "the kings men", a name given to the men accompanying the Norwegian kings at about + year 1000 and on. + + This was later coined by V. Quisling when he formed a party with + nationalistic traits to denote a set of helpers promoting his agenda of + national and Nordic ideas. + + * a symbol of collaboration with the (German) enemy used in World War II. @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 Free -Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 +Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] [[meta license="""[[toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[toggleable id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this @@ -9,7 +9,15 @@ 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]]."]]"""]] -Welcome to the GNU Hurd! +What Is the GNU Hurd? + +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). *[[Read_on.|hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd]]* + +--- **There is a huge bunch of unpolished stuff on here, please help us to tidy things up!** Comments about how that could be tackled are best posted onto @@ -74,40 +82,6 @@ And these web pages are a living proof of the usability of the Hurd, as they are rendered on a Debian GNU/Hurd system. More people using GNU Hurd in production can be found on [[Hurd/WhoRunsGNU]]. -## What is the Hurd? - -The [[Hurd]] is GNU's replacement for the various UNIX and Linux kernels. - -The Hurd is firstly a collection of protocols formalizing how different -components may interact. The protocols are designed to reduce the mutual -[[trust]] requirements of the actors thereby permitting a more -[[extensible|Extensibility]] system. These include interface definitions -to manipulate files and directories and to resolve path names. This allows -any process to implement a file system. The only requirement is that it -have access to its backing store and that the principal that started it -own the file system node to which it connects. - -The Hurd is also a set of servers that implement these protocols. The -servers run on top of [[microkernel/Mach]] and use Mach's -[[microkernel/mach/IPC]] mechanism to transfer information. - -The word *Hurd* is commonly used to refer to one of the following: - - * the Hurd software that runs on top of a [[microkernel]] (most precisely) - * a machine running the [[Debian_GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]] distribution - * the [GNU Hurd](http://hurd.gnu.org/) project including related dependent - projects - * HIRD of UNIX Replacing Daemons (arguably) - * HIRD is an acronym for HURD Interfaces Representing Depth (arguably) - -The [[Hurd]] supplies the last major software component needed for a complete -[[GNU]] operating system as originally conceived by Richard M. Stallman (RMS) -in 1983. The GNU vision directly drove the creation and has guided the -evolution of the [Free Software Foundation](http://www.fsf.org/), the -organization that is the home of the [GNU project](http://www.gnu.org/gnu/). - -[[Hurd/HurdNames]] - ## Current Status diff --git a/old_hurd_faq.html b/old_hurd_faq.html index b310824b..8162184d 100644 --- a/old_hurd_faq.html +++ b/old_hurd_faq.html @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Original Document by: Derek Upham <upham@cs.ubc.ca> Contents: Q0. Where can I get the Unofficial GNU Hurd FAQ? -Q1. What is the Hurd? 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)? @@ -52,17 +51,6 @@ You should receive a PGP-signed copy of the current version of this document in a matter of minutes. -Q1. What is the Hurd? - -The Hurd is the high-level operating system for GNU. It is currently -under development. GNU was designed as a replacement for Unix, so the -Hurd is multi-tasking and multi-user, POSIX-compliant, and will have -networking and X-windows and all that good stuff. - -Hurd is an acronym for ``Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons''. Hird, in -turn, is an acronym for ``Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth''. - - Q2. Where can I get a copy? To put it simply, you can't. It is still under development (by diff --git a/sidebar.mdwn b/sidebar.mdwn index 88723432..0ac0561c 100644 --- a/sidebar.mdwn +++ b/sidebar.mdwn @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ 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]]."]]"""]] -[[img hurd/logo/boxes-redrawn.png link=/hurd/logo]] +Welcome to... 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