Re: Installation CD
On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 06:51:01PM +0200, Niels Möller wrote:
> Philip Charles <philipc@copyleft.co.nz> writes:
>
> > For more details see http://www.copyleft.co.nz/hurd.html
>
> Qutoting the web page:
>
> "The HURD is a kernel which is being developed as an alternative to
> the Linux Kernel in a GNU installation. It is a flavour of unix like
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Solaris, Free-BSD and GNU/Linux"
>
> Remember, "GNU's Not Unix"... even if it should look and smell like a
> Un*x to anybody that doesn't look very closely.
The Hurd also isn't a kernel, but a set of servers to be run on top of a
kernel.
I also don't think it is developed as an alternative to the linux kernel.
Saying this gives people the wrong expectations, IMHO. But it certainly can
be used as an alternative :)
Thanks,
Marcus
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