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+[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2008 Free Software Foundation,
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+
+The Hurd is not the most advanced kernel known to the planet (yet),
+but it does have a number of enticing features:
+
+  * **it's free software**
+    
+    Anybody can use, modify, and redistribute it under the terms of the
+    [[GNU_General_Public_License_(GPL)|GPL]]
+
+  * **it's compatible**
+
+    The Hurd provides a familiar programming and user environment.  For all
+    intents and purposes, the Hurd is a modern Unix-like kernel.  The Hurd uses
+    the [[GNU_C_Library|glibc]], whose development closely tracks standards
+    such as ANSI/ISO, BSD, POSIX, Single Unix, SVID, and X/Open.
+
+  * **it's built to survive**
+
+    Unlike other popular kernel software, the Hurd has an object-oriented
+    structure that allows it to evolve without compromising its design.  This
+    structure will help the Hurd undergo major redesign and modifications
+    without having to be entirely rewritten.
+
+  * **it's scalable**
+
+    The Hurd implementation is aggressively multithreaded so that it runs
+    efficiently on both single processors and symmetric multiprocessors.  The
+    Hurd interfaces are designed to allow transparent network clusters
+    (*collectives*), although this feature has not yet been implemented.
+
+  * **it's extensible**
+
+    The Hurd is an attractive platform for learning how to become a kernel
+    hacker or for implementing new ideas in kernel technology.  Every part of
+    the system is designed to be modified and extended.
+
+  * **it's stable**
+
+    It is possible to develop and test new Hurd kernel components without
+    rebooting the machine (not even accidentally).  Running your own kernel
+    components doesn't interfere with other users, and so no special system
+    privileges are required.  The mechanism for kernel extensions is secure by
+    design: it is impossible to impose your changes upon other users unless
+    they authorize them or you are the system administrator.
+
+  * **it exists**
+
+    The Hurd is real software that works Right Now.  It is not a research
+    project or a proposal.  You don't have to wait at all before you can start
+    using and developing it.