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O/T - HURD vs Linux

O/T - HURD vs Linux

Posted Jun 12, 2003 10:56 UTC (Thu) by mdekkers (guest, #85)
In reply to: Partially true by pure luck? by libra
Parent article: Sun: Linux Users Don't Actually Want Linux (TechWeb)

Is the HURD a better kernel then Linux? On equal, supported hardware, is the HURD performance equal or better then Linux?


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O/T - HURD vs Linux

Posted Jun 12, 2003 12:32 UTC (Thu) by banshee_dk (guest, #10290) [Link]

The question is NOT which kernel is best, but which one is FREE enough!
Alright, the Linux kernel is GPL'ed, but Torvalds is into OpenSource not free software.
Therefore the HURD kernel is more free...

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