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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index 24125487..d2e6d42b 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2000-03-08 Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@fig.org> + + * hurd.texi (Overview): Add a first cut at an architectural + summary. + 1999-09-20 Thomas Bushnell, BSG <tb@mit.edu> * hurd.texi: Repair syntax lossage. diff --git a/doc/hurd.texi b/doc/hurd.texi index da69d511..d24396c8 100644 --- a/doc/hurd.texi +++ b/doc/hurd.texi @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ @end direntry @ifinfo -Copyright @copyright{} 1994-1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright @copyright{} 1994-2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions. @page @vskip 0pt plus 1filll -Copyright @copyright{} 1994--1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright @copyright{} 1994--2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice @@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ intents and purposes, the Hurd is a modern Unix-like kernel. The Hurd uses the GNU C Library, whose development closely tracks standards such as ANSI/ISO, BSD, POSIX, Single Unix, SVID, and X/Open. -@item it is built to survive +@item it's built to survive Unlike other popular kernel software, the Hurd has an object-oriented structure that allows it to evolve without compromising its design. This structure will help the Hurd undergo major redesign and @@ -464,7 +464,20 @@ start using and developing it. @node Overview @section Overview -FIXME: overview of basic Hurd architecture, FAQish in nature +An operating system kernel provides a framework for programs to share a +computer's hardware resources securely and efficiently. This framework +includes mechanisms for programs to communicate safely, even if they do +not trust one another (@pxref{Ports Library}). + +The GNU Hurd divides up the work of the traditional kernel, and +implements it in separate programs, or @dfn{kernel servers}. The Hurd +formally defines the communication protocols that each of the servers +understands, so that it is possible for different servers to implement +the same interface. + +The GNU C Library provides a POSIX environment on the Hurd, by +translating standard POSIX system calls into interactions with the +appropriate Hurd server. @node History |