## <a name="The_Real_Hurd"> The Real Hurd </a>

This portion of our site is for anything SPECIFICALLY related to **_the Hurd_**, the most important component of a complete [[GNU/WebHome]] operating system. Together with [[Mach/WebHome]] the Hurd still intends to replace other kernels as Linux is doing today. Hurd development preceded the initial [Linux kernel](http://kernel.org) but has not advanced as quickly.

Much of the information previously here now logically falls under the new [[Distrib/WebHome]], [[Mach/WebHome]] and [[GNU/WebHome]] TWiki webs. We hope this will help clarify the different aspects of the GNU/Hurd efforts for new users. For an introduction to this site, see <http://hurd.gnufans.org>.

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        <h2><a name="TheGnuHurd"> </a> <span style="background:"><font color="">The Gnu Hurd</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/TheGnuHurd">?</a></h2>
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          <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">GNUHurd Status</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/GNUHurdStatus">?</a></dt>
          <dd> What's necessary before the next release. </dd>
          <dt><a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2002/debian-hurd-200210/msg00035.html" target="_top">Welcome Note</a></dt>
          <dd> sent monthly to <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/" target="_top">debian-hurd@lists.debian.org</a> &amp;amp; <a href="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-hurd" target="_top">help-hurd@gnu.org</a></dd>
          <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">Hurd Names</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/HurdNames">?</a></dt>
          <dd> What does the HURD acronym stand for? </dd>
          <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">Known Hurd Limits</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/KnownHurdLimits">?</a></dt>
          <dd> Limitations of the GNU operating system. Includes updates on the status of <span style="background:"><font color="">Random Device</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/RandomDevice">?</a> (for ssh), <span style="background:"><font color="">Dhcp Client</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/DhcpClient">?</a>, <span style="background:"><font color="">Ppp Daemon</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/PppDaemon">?</a>, <span style="background:"><font color="">New Console</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/NewConsole">?</a>, <span style="background:"><font color="">Ext Two Size</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/ExtTwoSize">?</a>, other filesystems, etc. </dd>
          <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">Seen Hurd</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/SeenHurd">?</a></dt>
          <dd> Listings of GNU/Hurd appearances </dd>
          <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">Funny Hurd</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/FunnyHurd">?</a></dt>
          <dd> Logos, rumors and other funny unrelated stuff mentioning "Hurd" </dd>
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        <p><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/faq.en.html" target="_top">Hurd FAQ</a></p>
        <p><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/faq.en.html#q1-2" target="_top">Relation between GNU and the Hurd</a></p>
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          <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">Distributed Servers</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/DistributedServers">?</a></dt>
          <dd> system architecture made possible by the Hurd servers. </dd>
          <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">ABITransition Status</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/ABITransitionStatus">?</a></dt>
          <dd> Old info (early 2002) on Application Binary Interface (ABI) transitional information </dd>
        </dl> GNU/Hurd Technical References <ul>
          <li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/docs.html" target="_top">Docs and papers</a></li>
          <li><span style="background:"><font color="">Hurd Specific Glibc Api</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/HurdSpecificGlibcApi">?</a></li>
          <li><span style="background:"><font color="">Mach.Oskit Mach Status List</font></span><a href="http://LOCATIONMach/OskitMachStatusList">?</a> - Status and TODO information </li>
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        <hr /><nop><h2><a name="Pages_not_specific_to_the_Hurd_i"> Pages not specific to the Hurd itself </a></h2>
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            <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">Install Notes</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/InstallNotes">?</a></dt>
            <dd> How to install the GNU system. <br /> For Further information, See the <span style="background:"><font color="">Distrib</font></span><a href="http://LOCATIONDistrib/WebHome">?</a> web. </dd>
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            <dt> Community &amp;amp; People</dt>
            <dd> Please see the <span style="background:"><font color="">Main</font></span><a href="http://LOCATIONMain/WebHome">?</a> web that contains information about all the people registered on this TWiki system and for information about the members and resources for the Hurd community. </dd>
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            <dt> Microkernel Systems</dt>
            <dd> Please see the <span style="background:"><font color="">Mach</font></span><a href="http://LOCATIONMach/WebHome">?</a> web </dd>
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            <dt> Developer Related</dt>
            <dd> Please see above and the <span style="background:"><font color="">Distrib</font></span><a href="http://LOCATIONDistrib/WebHome">?</a> web </dd>
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        <p> Currently, Web refers to the Hurd Web. </p>
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          <li><span style="background:"><font color="">Web Index</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/WebIndex">?</a> - alphabetical </li>
          <li><span style="background:"><font color="">Web Changes</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/WebChanges">?</a> - by modification time <ul>
              <li><span style="background:"><font color="">Web Notify</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/WebNotify">?</a> - email alerts </li>
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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:

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  <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">TWiki.TWiki Discuss</font></span><a href="http://LOCATIONTWiki/TWikiDiscuss">?</a></dt>
  <dd> Maintenance discussion regarding the Hurd Wiki as a whole. </dd>
  <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">TWiki.Hurd Wiki Copyright Discuss</font></span><a href="http://LOCATIONTWiki/HurdWikiCopyrightDiscuss">?</a></dt>
  <dd> Copyright, licensing and legal discussion. </dd>
  <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">TWiki.Hurd Wiki Move</font></span><a href="http://LOCATIONTWiki/HurdWikiMove">?</a></dt>
  <dd> While the new permanent home for this site is <a href="http://hurd.gnufans.org" target="_top">http://hurd.gnufans.org</a> we need to consider looking for a more permanent host. </dd>
  <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">Main.Hurd Gnu Fans Org Discuss</font></span><a href="http://LOCATIONMain/HurdGnuFansOrgDiscuss">?</a></dt>
  <dd> Discuss specifically about the <a href="http://hurd.gnunfans.org" target="_top">http://hurd.gnunfans.org</a> front HTML page. </dd>
  <dt><span style="background:"><font color="">Web Preferences</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/WebPreferences">?</a></dt>
  <dd> administrative </dd>
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