New GNU Hurd Kernel Released 419
Anonymous Coward writes "I don't know if there is much interest out there, but GNU Mach Kernel 1.3 was just released a couple days ago. (May 28)." Looking forward to that 2002 release...
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Get it right (Score:5, Funny)
This doesn't mean (Score:2, Funny)
excellent (Score:3, Funny)
For those still using legacy systems, a little background: the GNU Hurd is the official GNU microkernel. Because it's smaller than Linux, you get faster I/O at the cost of greater instability, a tradeoff most sysadmins are quick to take.
I've used it in a production-level enterprise environment, at home on the desktop, and even on my palmtop. Even my grandmother can do the base install. This is truly the wave of the future.
Also let it be known... (Score:3, Funny)
But seriously, I've tried the Hurd, and while I can appreciate the work that's being done on it and its goals and aims, it's just not stable enough for everyday use. I'll just stick to 2.2.16 for the time being until I am convinced that there is a more stable kernel or until the Hurd matures a bit more.
Re:Get it right (Score:2, Funny)
Well, since GNU is already recursive, obviously it should be used recursively as well. You should probably add a "GNU/" for each compile since it was compiled with gcc. So by now it's (\Pi_0^{\infty} GNU/)Hurd, that's GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/[...]/GNU/Hurd...
Of course, you can probably run a (or any number of) virtual hurd(s) on a hurd system, so it would be GNU/GNU/[...]/GNU/GNU/Hurd/Hurd/[...]/Hurd/Hurd.
Oh, and microkernels seem to be out of fashion again...but who really cares about technical details when we can poke fun at RMS instead!
Re:announcement (Score:3, Funny)
Reminds me of a book I used to have, "Programming 68000 Assembler". This excellent book was obviously written by an old cynic, and aged very well. However, it did contain the immortal line:
"Today's powerful Unix systems often contain as much as 256k of memory"
Yes. k. Not Gig. Not even Meg. k.
Aah, for the good old days when programmers were programmers and a complete game of Chess could be fitted into a 1k ZX81. Hmmm, on second thoughts - maybe not.
Cheers,
Ian
Re:excellent (Score:1, Funny)
"Who's the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?" -Ben Kenobi
Bitte können sie den Mach kernel OpenSource machen (Score:2, Funny)
I can see this being used in embedded banking systems that process mortgage planning calculations. That's the way of the future!
Re:This doesn't mean (Score:1, Funny)
However, to appease RMS, Hird should stand for "GNU/Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth". Which means it's really "Ghird". So now, Hurd is "Ghird of Unix-Replacing Daemons"... Ghurd. But now, Hird is "Gghird" and Hurd is "Gghurd" making it Ggghird and Ggghurd...
So, from now on, please refer to Hurd as GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGhurd.
Re:Can it play OpenGL games? (Score:3, Funny)
Don't fret. Stallman is very much into modelling [stallman.org]
Re:Get it right (Score:5, Funny)
Ok, I'm dumb. So reply me ^_~
The real question is (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Get it right (Score:5, Funny)
My math skills are far from what they used to be, but something divided by the same thing becomes one. Hence Gnu/Gnu = 1, so it should be 1 Hurd. And who cares about that 1 anyways? So it's should be Hurd.
But if there's only 1, it's hardly a Hurd. It's probably just one Bison. But GNU bison has been around forever, so why is any of this news?
-Rob
finally! (Score:5, Funny)
Support for the terminal speeds B57600 and B115200 has been added.
Now I can use my new 56k modem! Pretty soon, every ISP will be using this fast new speed of modem, it will be cool! Gopher's gonna FLY on this baby!
Okay just kidding, glad to see HURD is still alive. I remember first reading about it long ago and thinking, hey, finally a modern OS. But here I am still using a monolithic kernel after all these years, and it works just fine. Good luck to the HURD folks, maybe my kids will use it. :-)
Gnu/Hurd (Score:1, Funny)
(rimshot)
Linus on the HURD (not whoring) (Score:5, Funny)
Which is a completely idiotic idea, and which is only just another example
of how absolutely and stunningly _stupid_ Hurd is.
Later on...
Trust me. The people who came up with MAP_COPY were stupid. Really. It's
an idiotic concept, and it's not worth implementing.
And this all for what is a administration bug in the first place.
In short: just say NO TO DRUGS, and maybe you won't end up like the Hurd
people.
All by Linus found here lkml [216.239.33.100]
DAMMIT! DAMMIT! DAMMIT! (Score:1, Funny)
Don't call it GNU Herd.
It should be called "Linux/GNU Herd" to honor all the hard work that Linus has done...
Re:Get it right (Score:2, Funny)
True, but as far as I can tell from the posts, Hurd=0.
No GNUs is good GNUs.
Re:Hurd: Still not ready after 10 years! (Score:1, Funny)
The issue here is that they are engaging in intellectual masturbation while pretending to work on an OS.
Re:Get it right (Score:2, Funny)
[GNU/]+GNU HURD[/HURD]*
Which is your favorite: additive or multiplicative closure?
Re:Slashdot losers (Score:1, Funny)
Low user id,
Oh yes what a man indeed. I am thoroughly turned on, my animal desires burn with the need to produce offspring with this man of such obvious stature in the community.