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diff --git a/hurd/translator.mdwn b/hurd/translator.mdwn index 3265fac4..645f05ca 100644 --- a/hurd/translator.mdwn +++ b/hurd/translator.mdwn @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ redistribute your contributions. A translator is simply a normal program acting as an object server and participating in the Hurd's -distributed [[VirtualFileSystem]]. It is so-called +distributed [[virtual_file_system]]. It is so-called because it typically exports a file system (although need not: cf. [[auth]], [[proc]] and [[pfinet]]) and thus translates object invocations @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ into calls appropriate for the backing store Translators do not require any special privilege to run. The privilege they require is simply that to access the indiviudal resources they use. -This is primarily the backing store and the node +This is primarily the [[backing_store]] and the node they attach to. Typically, a translator can only be attached to a node by the node's owner. On Unix this is not possible because file systems @@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ kernel and thus have absolute access to the machine. As the protocols do not require any special privilege to implement, this is not an issue on the Hurd. -See [[Translators]] for a list of Hurd translators. +<!-- Browse through a [[list_of_Hurd_translators|translators]]. --> +<!-- Doesn't exist yet. Perhaps one of the old pages could be used? --tschwinge --> To learn how to write a translator, read the code! It is well documented, in particular, the header files. -The [[HurdHackingGuide]] also has a tutorial. +The [[Hurd_Hacking_Guide]] also has a tutorial. |