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diff --git a/gnumach.html b/gnumach.html index 78826e41..749c9ba8 100644 --- a/gnumach.html +++ b/gnumach.html @@ -111,15 +111,19 @@ multi-server operating system, the Hurd. <H3><A HREF="#TOCstatus" NAME="status">Status of the project</A></H3> <P> +GNU Mach 1.3 was released in May 2002, and features advanced boot +script support, support for large disks (>= 10GB) and an improved +console. +<P> GNU Mach is used as the default microkernel in the GNU/Hurd system. It is compatible with other popular Mach distributions. 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 Mach based on the OSKit library is -being worked on, which uses newer drivers and in general has cleaner -machine specific support code. +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> |