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What is the GNU Hurd?

The GNU Hurd is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel. The Hurd is a collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to implement file systems, network protocols, file access control, and other features that are implemented by the Unix kernel or similar kernels (such as Linux).

What's new?

05 May 2002

We are currently finishing the transition from a stdio-based GNU C Library (glibc) to a libio-based one. This is the result of about five months of work we put into getting the system ready and, of course, the work that the glibc developers did to make glibc what it is.

This change will have various advantages, for example libio has been tested more extensively, as it is also used by most GNU/Linux systems for some time now. However, it also means a change in the Application Binary Interface (ABI) of glibc, thus you will need to reinstall an existing Debian GNU/Hurd system. Upgrading has not been tested at all, so better do not expect it to work. Also note that you will need to get some of the Debian packages from alpha.gnu.org. Please read the recent mailing list archives for details.

Important Note: As another temporary complication, the current installation tarball is available at a different place than usual.

23 March 2002

Added The Hurd Hacking Guide to the documentation section. Thanks to Wolfgang Jährling for providing this introduction into GNU/Hurd and Mach programming!

08 March 2002

We are pleased to announce version 1.3 of the GNU distribution of the Mach 3.0 interface generator `MiG'. It may be found in the file ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mig/mig-1.3.tar.gz (about 145 KB compressed).

Diffs from version 1.2 are in ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mig/mig-1.2-1.3.diff.gz (about 6 KB compressed, 15 KB uncompressed). Relative to version 1.2, version 1.3 contains only some minor fixes.

You need this tool to compile the GNU Mach and Hurd distributions, and to compile GNU libc for the Hurd.

Bug reports relating to this distribution should be sent to bug-hurd@gnu.org. Requests for assistance should be made on help-hurd@gnu.org.

The md5sum checksum for this distibution is:

45c2b7456727d81dbd75f7152f8136fd mig-1.3.tar.gz

03 March 2002

There is a new mailing list called Hurd-devel-readers. It is the read-only version of Hurd-devel.

Hurd-devel is a mailing list for detailed discussions of design and implementation issues in the GNU Hurd; it is an internal low-volume list restricted to the core developers of the Hurd. While the web-based archive of Hurd-devel has always been public, the new mailing list Hurd-devel-readers provides a convenient way to follow the discussion of the Hurd experts.

If you are a recipient of Hurd-devel-readers and want to follow up on the discussion, please reply to the Bug-hurd mailing list.

18 February 2002

Pro-Linux has published a GNU/Hurd status report (in German). They will infrequently publish updates in the future.

19 January 2002

The Toronto Hurd User Group meets: The University of Waterloo Computer Science Club will be hosting a talk on the Hurd and the Debian GNU/Hurd operating system. There will also be a gpg keysigning and installfest for GNU/Hurd following the talk. All are welcome, and gpg keys are not required.

Date: 26 Jan 2002

Time: 1400 (2pm EST)

Place: University of Waterloo, Math and Computers building, room 3001 (comfy lounge).

More information about this event at thug@gnu.org

19 January 2002

Added a subsection about the ChangeLogs.

13 January 2002

An interview with Marcus Brinkmann was published by Pro-Linux (the interview is in German).

11 January 2002

Added a section called `What's new'.