From 7cc7a39c6345d0177fa8980036df7eaa623ab1fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcus Brinkmann Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 04:54:08 +0000 Subject: Adding new web pages to replace existing site. --- history.html | 173 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 173 insertions(+) create mode 100644 history.html (limited to 'history.html') diff --git a/history.html b/history.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..14d0b3fb --- /dev/null +++ b/history.html @@ -0,0 +1,173 @@ + + + +The GNU Hurd - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) + + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ [image of the Hurd logo] +[ + English +] +
+The GNU Hurd
+ 
+Documentation
+Installation
+Getting Help
+Download
+Development
+History +		 +
+

Table of Contents

+ +
+ +

How it started

+

+Richard Stallman (RMS) started GNU in 1983, as a project to create a +complete free operating system. In the text of the GNU Manifesto, he +mentioned that there is a primitive kernel. In the first GNUsletter, +Feb. 1986, he says that GNU's kernel is TRIX, which was developed at +the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. + +

+By December of 1986, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) had "started +working on the changes needed to TRIX" [Gnusletter, Jan. 1987]. +Shortly thereafter, the FSF began "negotiating with Professor Rashid +of Carnegie-Mellon University about working with them on the +development of the Mach kernel" [Gnusletter, June, 1987]. The text +implies that the FSF wanted to use someone else's work, rather than +have to fix TRIX. + +

+In [Gnusletter, Feb. 1988], RMS was talking about taking Mach and +putting the Berkeley Sprite filesystem on top of it, "after the parts +of Berkeley Unix... have been replaced." + +

+Six months later, the FSF is saying that "if we can't get Mach, we'll +use TRIX or Berkeley's Sprite." Here, they present Sprite as a +full-kernel option, rather than just a filesystem. + +

+In January, 1990, they say "we aren't doing any kernel work. It does +not make sense for us to start a kernel project now, when we still +hope to use Mach" [Gnusletter, Jan. 1990]. Nothing significant occurs +until 1991, when a more detailed plan is announced: + +

+We are still interested in a multi-process kernel running on top of +Mach. The CMU lawyers are currently deciding if they can release Mach +with distribution conditions that will enable us to distribute it. If +they decide to do so, then we will probably start work. CMU has +available under the same terms as Mach a single-server partial Unix +emulator named Poe; it is rather slow and provides minimal +functionality. We would probably begin by extending Poe to provide +full functionality. Later we hope to have a modular emulator divided +into multiple processes. [Gnusletter, Jan. 1991]. +
+ +

+RMS explains the relationship between the Hurd and Linux in The Hurd and Linux, where he mentions +that the FSF started developing the Hurd in 1990. As of [Gnusletter, +Nov. 1991], the Hurd (running on Mach) is GNU's official kernel. + +

Announcements

+
+
+Release 0.2 announcement (complete GNU system)
+
+Release 0.2 announcement (Hurd)
+
+Test release announcement (Aug 96)
+
+Test release status (Jul 96)
+
+Binary image available, Apr 96
+
+This and NetBSD boot flopies should +be enough to get a working Hurd system!
+
+New Snapshot, Apr 96 -- NFS and lots else +works!
+
+News Flash, Nov 95 -- ftp works!
+
+New Snapshot, Jul 95 -- ext2fs support
+
+New Snapshot, Apr 95
+
+News flash, Nov 94
+
+News flash, Sep 94 -- gcc runs!
+
+News flash, Aug 94
+
+News flash, Jul 94 -- emacs runs!
+
+News flash, May 94
+
+News flash, Apr 94 -- it boots!
+
+GNU Hurd announcement, Nov 93
+
+GNU Hurd announcement, May 91
+
+ +
+ +
+ +[ + English +] + +
+ +

+Return to GNU's home page. +

+ +Please send FSF & GNU inquiries & questions to + +gnu@gnu.org. +There are also other ways to +contact the FSF. +

+ +Please send comments on these web pages to + +web-hurd@gnu.org, +send other questions to +gnu@gnu.org. +

+Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc., +59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA +

+Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is +permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved. +

+Updated: + +$Date$ $Author$ + +

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