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

[Jon Lawrence <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 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)

Jon Lawrence

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