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Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd portersBits from the Debian GNU/Hurd portersPosted Sep 15, 2008 20:24 UTC (Mon) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047)Parent article: Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters
I thought they were porting from Mach to L4? What happened to that?
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Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters Posted Sep 15, 2008 20:37 UTC (Mon) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]
Last time I checked the development effort dwindled down to just a bunch of die-hard people that love nothing more then having endless discussions about architecture.
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For the MACH-based kernel, which is the one that actually somewhat worts, they've stopped all development completely. This is the kernel being discussed by the article.
The L4 kernel is what they are focusing on and as far as I know it's not remotely close to being functional.
Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters Posted Sep 15, 2008 20:57 UTC (Mon) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047) [Link]
Huh. So, basically, Hurd continues as it always has: spinning its wheels while accomplishing nothing much?
Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters Posted Sep 15, 2008 23:45 UTC (Mon) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]
Ya, but it can spin each wheel individually!
Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters Posted Sep 16, 2008 4:49 UTC (Tue) by sbergman27 (subscriber, #10767) [Link]
Keeping an audience entertained for years on end can hardly be considered "nothing much" as any veteran stage comedian will attest. Carol Burnett decided to gracefully end her show after 11 years. HURD's been at it for 18 and will no doubt continue until the gong or the hook is employed.
Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters Posted Oct 4, 2008 23:07 UTC (Sat) by dirtyepic (subscriber, #30178) [Link]
Yes, congrats, it's the Carrot Top of the kernel world.
Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters Posted Sep 16, 2008 18:07 UTC (Tue) by azrael (guest, #53640) [Link]
Am I the only one that reading this immediately have thought about Duke Nukem Forever changing engines?
Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters Posted Sep 16, 2008 18:18 UTC (Tue) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047) [Link]
Probably not.
The sad thing is, there IS interesting development happening in microkernel designs in the open source world. Coyotos, for instance. I don't get why Hurd is unable to make any progress.
Bits from the Debian GNU/Hurd porters Posted Sep 16, 2008 20:18 UTC (Tue) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]
Duke Nukem Forever is much younger than the Hurd. :/
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