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TheHurd is a MultiServer MicroKernel ["POSIX"]-emulating operating system, based
on the ["Mach"] microkernel, although there has been talk about porting it to the
["L4"] microkernel too.
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The Hurd is a MultiServer MicroKernel ["POSIX"]-emulating operating system kernel, based on the ["Mach"] microkernel, although there has been talk about porting it to the ["L4"] microkernel too.
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Currently, TheHurd is not in a usable state yet, but you can still install it,
if you just work a bit and already got linux working. You have to use ["GRUB"] to
boot (["LILO"] doesn't support ["Mach"]), which is a good thing anyway. Prepare
a <["1GB"] Linux partition, and follow the instructions.
Currently, TheHurd is not in a production-ready state yet, but you can still install it, if you just work a bit and already got linux working. You have to use ["Grub"] to boot (["LILO"] doesn't  support  "Mach"), which is a good thing anyway.
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MarcusBrinkmann is the lead ["DebianGNUHurd"] developer. You can follow also the instructions about Hurd on ["qemu"] : http://hurd.gnufans.org/bin/view/Distrib/HurdOnQEMU
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What the name ``Hurd'' means
{{{
   According to Thomas Bushnell, BSG, the primary architect of the Hurd, ```Hurd' stands for `Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons'. And,
   then, `Hird' stands for `Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth'. We have here, to my knowledge, the first software to be named by a
   pair of mutually recursive acronyms.'' '''(from the ["GNU"] HURD webpage)'''
}}}
or use the Hurd [http://www.superunprivileged.org/hurd/live-cd/ LiveCD].
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---- == What the name "Hurd" means ==
According to Thomas Bushnell, BSG, the primary architect of the Hurd, "Hurd' stands for 'Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons'. And, then, 'Hird' stands for 'Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth'. We have here, to my knowledge, the first software to be named by a pair of mutually recursive acronyms." '''(from the ["GNU"] HURD webpage)'''
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General Hurd Resources
{{{
  ["GNUHurd"] homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd
}}}
{{{
  ["DebianGNUHurd"] homepage: http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd
}}}
{{{
  MarcusBrinkmann 's HURD talk: http://people.debian.org/~brinkmd/talk-hurd/
}}}


Developer Resources
{{{
  Savannah HURD page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/hurd
}}}
{{{
  Sourceforge HURD page: http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/hurd
}}}
{{{
  Console translator work (Kalle's page): http://stekt.oulu.fi/~tosi/gnu/hurd
}}}
{{{
  OSF Mach docs:
}}}
{{{
  OSF Mach docs (manpage format): http://www.grawk.net/~nick/docs/cmu-mach-man.tar.gz
}}}
{{{
  Code browser (in progress): http://teleport.medri.hr/~docelic/hxr/http/search
}}}
{{{
  ["NigglyHURDBugs"]
}}}
{{{
  PackagesWithHurdBugs
}}}
== General Hurd Resources ==
 * [http://www.superunprivileged.org/hurd/live-cd/ Hurd] ["LiveCD"] .
 * Debian [:TheHurd:Hurd] homepage: http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd
 * [http://hurd.gnufans.org/ The HURD Wiki]
 * [http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install Hurd installation].
== Developer Resources ==
 * Savannah HURD page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/hurd
 * OSF Mach docs:
 * OSF Mach docs (manpage format): http://www.grawk.net/~nick/docs/cmu-mach-man.tar.gz
 * Code browser (in progress): http://teleport.medri.hr/~docelic/hxr/http/search
== See also: ==
 * ["GNUHurd"]
 * http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/
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 ''' can someone fill in the rest of these links, and add more?'''
 * http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html
 * http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~trent/gnu/hurd/
 * http://www.osdata.com/oses/hurd.htm
 * http://angg.twu.net/the_hurd_links.html
 * you can fill-in the rest of these links and add more.

The Hurd is a ?MultiServer ?MicroKernel ["POSIX"]-emulating operating system kernel, based on the ["Mach"] microkernel, although there has been talk about porting it to the ["L4"] microkernel too.

Currently, TheHurd is not in a production-ready state yet, but you can still install it, if you just work a bit and already got linux working. You have to use ["Grub"] to boot (["LILO"] doesn't support "Mach"), which is a good thing anyway.

You can follow also the instructions about Hurd on ["qemu"] : http://hurd.gnufans.org/bin/view/Distrib/HurdOnQEMU

or use the Hurd [http://www.superunprivileged.org/hurd/live-cd/ LiveCD].

What the name "Hurd" means

According to Thomas Bushnell, BSG, the primary architect of the Hurd, "Hurd' stands for 'Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons'. And, then, 'Hird' stands for 'Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth'. We have here, to my knowledge, the first software to be named by a pair of mutually recursive acronyms." (from the ["GNU"] HURD webpage)

General Hurd Resources

Developer Resources

See also: