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*Viengoos* is a research kernel, designed and written by Neal Walfield.

As of late 2009, the project is on hold, due to time constraints.

Viengoos is not really meant to be a successor to [[Mach]].  It is highly
experimental; some of the techniques it employs, in particular, those related
to [[memory_management]] and [[IPC]], are unproven.  These were motivated by
[[shortcomings_in_Mach|hurd/critique]] as well as current operating systems.  A
research system is unlikely the best base for a product.  A better approach is
to view Viengoos as an experimental platform whose goal is to explore solutions
to some of the [[issues_uncovered_by_the_Hurd|challenges]].  Knowledge gained
can then be integrated into something like [[Mach]].

The source can be downloaded from the *viengoos.git* repository, cf.
<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=hurd/viengoos.git>.  You can
check it out using, for example:

    git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/hurd/viengoos.git

Then update to viengoos-on-bare-metal

    cd viengoos
    git checkout -b viengoos-on-bare-metal origin/viengoos-on-bare-metal

viengoos-on-bare-metal is the current development focus.

Discussion should be held on the [[mailing lists/l4-hurd]] mailing list.

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