On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 21:19:56 +0100 Will Newton <will [at] misconception.org.uk> wrote: > On Tuesday 30 Apr 2002 8:37 pm, you wrote: > > > I was reading linux format today and reading up about the GNU Hurd > > (which Richard Stallman hopes to get sorted by the end of the year). > > It bothered > > The "end of the year" quote seems to be a total fantasy. The Debian > GNU/Hurd port is the most advanced distribution based on Hurd, and it's > way, way off being a Linux replacement. e.g. it's just gone through a C > ABI change recently The GNU Hurd has been going to be ready 'real soon new' & 'by the end of the year' for the last 7 or 8 years. As a project it's been in development since 1990ish, making it older than Linux. Considering the timescale there's not a lot to show for it. I really hope it's good, but don't hold your breath. --Andrew -- sparc sun4c stuff : http://www.lostgeneration.freeserve.co.uk/sparc personal email : bob at lostgeneration dot freeserve dot co dot uk
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