On Sat, Mar 30, 2002 at 04:39:48PM +0100, Jeroen Dekkers wrote: > On Sat, Mar 30, 2002 at 03:18:12PM +0100, Niklas H?glund wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 01:26:28PM +0100, Jeroen Dekkers wrote: > > > The Hurd isn't an OS. GNU is the OS, the Hurd is the core of that OS. > > > > I'd say Mach is the core, and the Hurd a layer on top of that. > > Of course Mach is also part of the core, but it doesn't have to be. In > the future we probably switch to L4 and/or other microkernels.
Yes, I look forward to it. One of the things I like the most about the Hurd is that it's so modular. I just hate having to recompile the Linux kernel all the time. I'd say having a stable microkernel and just adding user space programs (Debian packages) would be much nicer. The Hurd still lacks quite a bit, in my opinion, but the port to L4 and relocation of all drivers to user space will solve much of that. > > Maybe we should say "Mach, the next generation" :) > > Mach is a first generation microkernel, L4 a second generation > microkernel. So Mach isn't the "next generation". :-) That was the point of the joke. (It wasn't very good, though.) -- Niklas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]