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A microkernel provides -only a limited functionality, just enough abstraction on top of the -hardware to run the rest of the operating system in user space. The -GNU Hurd servers and the GNU C library implement the POSIX compatible -base of the GNU system on top of the microkernel architecture provided -by Mach. -<P> -Currently, GNU Mach runs on IA32 machines. GNU Mach should, and -probably will, be ported to other hardware architectures in the -future. Mach was ported to many operating systems in the past. -<P> -GNU Mach is maintained by the Hurd developers for the GNU project. If -you need help with GNU Mach or want to contribute to the development -of the microkernel, you should <A -HREF="/software/hurd/help.html">contact the Hurd people</A>. - -<H3><A HREF="#TOCadvantages" NAME="advantages">Advantages of GNU Mach</A></H3> -GNU Mach is not the most advanced microkernel known to the planet, nor -is it the fastest or smallest, but it has a rich set of interfaces and -some features which make it useful as the base of the Hurd system. -<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> -</DD> -<DT><STRONG>it's built to survive</STRONG></DT> -<DD> -As a microkernel, GNU Mach doesn't implement a lot of the features -commonly found in an operating system, but only the bare minimum that -is required to implement a full operating system on top of it. This -means that a lot of the operating system code is maintained outside of -GNU Mach, and while this code may go through a complete redesign, the -code of the microkernel can remain comparatively stable. -</DD> -<DT><STRONG>it's scalable</STRONG></DT> -<DD> -Mach is particularly well suited for SMP and network cluster -techniques. Thread support is provided at the kernel level, and the -kernel itself takes advantage of that. Network transparency at the -IPC level makes resources of the system available across machine -boundaries (with NORMA IPC, currently not available in GNU Mach). -</DD> -<DT><STRONG>it exists</STRONG></DT> -<DD> -The Mach microkernel is real software that works Right Now. It is not -a research or a proposal. You don't have to wait at all before you -can start using and developing it. Mach has been used in many -operating systems in the past, usually as the base for a single UNIX -server. 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The device -drivers for block devices and network cards are taken from Linux 2.0.x -kernel versions, and so a broad range of common hardware is supported. -<P> -However, the Linux device drivers have been improved greatly since the -2.0.x version, and a new version of GNU Mach based on the OSKit -library is being worked on, which uses newer drivers and in general -has cleaner machine specific support code. -</TD> -</TR> -</TABLE> - -<HR> - -[ -<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical --> -<!-- PLEASE UPDATE THE LIST AT THE BOTTOM (OR TOP) OF THE PAGE TOO! --> - <A HREF="/software/hurd/gnumach.html">English</A> -| <A HREF="/software/hurd/gnumach.he.html">Hebrew</A> -| <A HREF="/software/hurd/gnumach.pl.html">Polish</A> -| <A HREF="/software/hurd/gnumach.es.html">Spanish</A> -] - -<HR> - -<P> -Return to <A HREF="/home.html">GNU's home page</A>. -<P> - -Please send FSF & GNU inquiries & questions to - -<A HREF="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><EM>gnu@gnu.org</EM></A>. -There are also <A HREF="/home.html#ContactInfo">other ways to -contact</A> the FSF. -<P> - -Please send comments on these web pages to - -<A HREF="mailto:web-hurd@gnu.org"><EM>web-hurd@gnu.org</EM></A>, -send other questions to -<A HREF="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><EM>gnu@gnu.org</EM></A>. -<P> -Copyright (C) 2001 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: -<!-- timestamp start --> -$Date$ $Author$ -<!-- timestamp end --> -<HR> -</BODY> -</HTML> |