Re: [LUG] Hurd - was IBM draws first blood in SCO Linux battle

[Andrew Rogers <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jon Lawrence wrote:

> > Anyone considered the GNU/Hurd option?
> >
> > I'm seriously considering having a play with Hurd if I can get my hands
> > on another PC. I believe that the Hurd kernel (Mach kernel, Hurd
> > servers) could become a serious competitor to the Linux kernel with few
> > more years of development. The GNU programs will remain the same, at
> > least from a user perspective it would be near identical to GNU/Linux.
> > Porting programs from Linux to Hurd would be just a recompile.
> >
> > Should I discuss Hurd on this list? Are there any local Hurd user groups?
> >
> > If anyone has used Hurd I would like to hear about their experiences.
> >    
>
> I've not tried it yet.  but I'm sure I'll get around to it at some point.
> As a side issue, can any on get the the gnu site atm (www.gnu.org)
>
>  
I can't at 20:48



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