Hi, I prepared the news for 2010-07. Please check if something is missing or doesn’t fit.
A month of the Hurd: *debian installer*, *compatibility*, *make dist* and *newssites*. > This month Jérémie Koenig got the > [Debian installer (d-i) for the Hurd](http://jk.fr.eu.org/debian/hurd-installer/) into > basic working state with a simple > [4 step installation guide](http://jk.fr.eu.org/debian/hurd-installer/README.txt) > ([status mail](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2010-07/msg00158.html)). > This gets us a big step towards easy installation and automated image creation. > You can track Jérémie’s progress on his [[user_page|user/jkoenig]]. > > Also Emilio Pozuelo Monfort worked on improving the compatibility with > third party programs via > [changes to exec](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2010-07/msg00141.html) > and added support to > [send file descriptors over Unix sockets](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2010-07/msg00145.html). > Both will help getting more packages to compile and run in the Hurd. > Additionally Ludovic Courtès > [fixed make dist](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2010-07/msg00098.html) > in console-client which allows easy tarball creation for uploading to ftp.gnu.org. > And dasht provided > [some background on the Hurd and GNU in general from a FSF hacker](http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1474941) > while LWN posted a > [well researched article on the status of the Hurd](http://lwn.net/Articles/395150/). Best wishes, Arne -- singing a part of the history of free software: - http://infinite-hands.draketo.de
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