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GNUHurd Status?: Things To Do? before the next release
Known Hurd Limits?: Limitations of the GNU operating system. Includes updates on the status of Random Device? (for ssh), Dhcp Client?, Ppp Daemon?, Hurd Console?, Ext Two Size?, other filesystems, etc.
Seen Hurd?: GNU/Hurd sightings.
Translator Pages?: What translators exist, info about them
Frequently Asked Questions?: For anything else you cannot find here.

Introduction

The Gnu Hurd?: About the GNU/Hurd System Debian Wiki about The Hurd.
Hurd Names?: What does the HURD acronym stand for?
Welcome Note: Formerly sent monthly to debian-hurd@lists.debian.org and help-hurd@gnu.org
Debian Wiki: Hurd: +
Funny Hurd?: Logos, rumors and other funny unrelated stuff mentioning "Hurd"
Shopping?: Items that can be bought.
Translation?: Hurd translation and Hurd wiki page in different languages.
History 1997-2003: Personal view of Marcus Brinkmann about Hurd development in 1997-2003.

Running the Hurd

Live CD?: Enjoy a bootable Hurd from within CD (opt. HD or USB installation).
QEMU?: play downloaded Live Cd? Isos without burn them (emulation).
Flash Hurd?: Bootable Hurd from within USB flash memory.
Building Hurd?: +
Public Hurd Boxen?: Hurd boxes available to hack on.

Running Applications on the Hurd

Hurd Console?: How to set up the console.
Xfree 86?: Setting up X.
Debian X?: Setting up X in Debian.
Debian Xorg?: Settin up Xorg in Debian.
GNUstep?: Setting up GNUstep on Hurd.

Technical References

Official documentation, papers and presentations: Available form the Hurd Web site.
Towards a New Strategy of OS Design: an architectural overview by Thomas Bushnell, BSG. Marcus Brinkmann revisited some parts of the paper and Jonathan S. Shapiro has further comments
Presentation by Ga�l Le Mignot:
Power PC port, using OSF Mach:
Distributed Servers?: Architecture made possible by the Hurd.

Developer Notes

Cross Compiling?: +
Hurd Specific Glibc Api?: Functions in GLIBC for the Hurd.
Xattr Hurd?: Setting translators under GNU/Linux
ABITransition Status?: Old info (early 2002) on the ABI transition
Kernel Cousin Debian Hurd?: A defunct newsletter about Hurd development.
Oskit Mach Status List?: Status and TODO information
Hurd Sourcecode Reference: Searchable and browsable index of the code.
Port To L 4?: Out-dated Wiki.
Hurd On L 4?: Work in process for new wiki.
Qemu Image For L 4?: +
Neighbour Hurd: Using and a neighbour for testing and debugging.
Serial Console?: Setting up a serial console.

Install Notes?: How to install the GNU system.
For Further information, See the Distrib? web.

Community & People: Please see the Main? web for registered users information and Hurd community resources.

See Hurd Donations? if you've got more money than hack time.

Microkernel Systems: Please see the Mach? web

Developer Related: Please see above and the Distrib? web

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More search options in Web Search?
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Currently, Web refers to the Hurd Web.

Web Index? - alphabetical
Web Changes? - by modification time
Web Notify? - email alerts

+ +---- + +This site was [announced](http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-hurd/2002-May/008342.html) on May 12, 2002. The following are checkpoints for maintenance and administration: + +

TWiki.TWiki Discuss?: Maintenance topic for the Hurd Wiki as a whole.

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TWiki.Hurd Wiki Copyright Discuss?: Copyright, licensing and legal discussion.
TWiki.Hurd Wiki Move?: We're looking for a more permanent host.
Main.Hurd Gnu Fans Org Discuss?: Topic about the http://hurd.gnunfans.org front HTML page.
Web Preferences?: For the admins only, personal settings on your home topic.

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