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diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn index 791d2708..9b5f569a 100644 --- a/contributing/web_pages/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn @@ -101,18 +101,6 @@ the more common misunderstandings. so further work is needed for the Hurd to take advantage of modern multicore processors. - * **Given the available manpower, the progress is very good**: - Over the past decade, - there were seldom more than half a dozen developers at any given time - hacking on the Hurd, in their spare time -- - not hundreds of paid developers like Linux has. - Considering this, the progress made is quite encouraging; - with the system being [[pretty usable|hurd/status]] for many day-to-day tasks now. - It is generally understood that the ambitious architecture of the Hurd - required a lot of effort to get it working at all -- - but the recent progress shows that once the foundations are in place, - the Hurd design indeed allows the developers to be very productive. - * **Installation can still be challenging**: Please [[take notice|http://xkcd.com/293/]] of the [README file](http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/installer/cdimage/YES_REALLY_README.txt) -- @@ -151,6 +139,18 @@ the more common misunderstandings. We are glad to see such solid benchmarks help dispell some of the myths around the Hurd :-) + * **Given the available manpower, the progress is very good**: + Over the past decade, + there were seldom more than half a dozen developers at any given time + hacking on the Hurd, in their spare time -- + not hundreds of paid developers like Linux has. + Considering this, the progress made is quite encouraging; + with the system being [[pretty usable|hurd/status]] for many day-to-day tasks now. + It is generally understood that the ambitious architecture of the Hurd + required a lot of effort to get it working at all -- + but the recent progress shows that once the foundations are in place, + the Hurd design indeed allows the developers to be very productive. + """]] <!-- |