Hi, On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 07:54:14PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
> This is why I think the relevant question is not just now to make the > Hurd work well enough to use, but how to make it sufficiently better > that people would be attracted to it. Well, one needs to ask: Better in what regard? In traditional benchmarks, like performance or hardware support, there is no hope trying to surpass a kernel with the manpower behind it that Linux can boast. However, the Hurd is better in other regards: The architecture makes it much easier to implement interesting new features. But how do we sell that to people? This is the question we really need an answer for IMHO. A new microkernel can help solve the performance problems, and other areas where the Hurd is currently behind. But I don't think it will help much with bringing out the advantages of the Hurd. That's why I believe that, while work on new kernels is useful and interesting, the main focus needs to remain on the existing implementation. -antrik-
