From 53dc2172010dcf373e25423a110547935d854478 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:03:55 +0200 Subject: hurd/advantages: Different PLs for separate components. --- hurd/advantages.mdwn | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/hurd/advantages.mdwn b/hurd/advantages.mdwn index a181a942..ba3a134b 100644 --- a/hurd/advantages.mdwn +++ b/hurd/advantages.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2008 Free Software Foundation, +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable @@ -58,3 +58,11 @@ but it does have a number of enticing features: 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. + +--- + +One advantage of the Hurd's separation of kernel-like functionality into +separate components ([[servers|translator]]) is that these can be constructed +using different programming lanugages, a thing that is not easily possible in a +monolithic kernel. Essentially, only an interface from the programming +environment to the RPC mechanism is required. -- cgit v1.2.3