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diff --git a/hurd/status.mdwn b/hurd/status.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e0fd6e89 --- /dev/null +++ b/hurd/status.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[meta license="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant +Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license +is included in the section entitled +[[GNU_Free_Documentation_License|/fdl]]."]] + +The last official release of the Hurd was 0.2. An +eminent release is not planned. There are a number of +reasons for this. + +One is that the Hurd is not sufficently stable or feature +complete. If an official release of the Hurd were made +now, people would try the Hurd and be disappointed. People +already expect delays; to disappoint them in this way as +well would be unfortunate. Moreover, it lessens the +possibility that they will try the Hurd again in the future. + +Another reason is that, Debian provides a distribution that +closely tracks Hurd development (and often includes many +new features). Little is to be gained by making an official +release. |