> Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 09:42:32 -0700
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: gnu hurd
>
> I've read that hurd is better designed than linux, but slower and way
> behind in resources, drivers, and stability. There is work on a port to
> the L4 microkernel which I think would speed it up, but years of
> optimization would be needed to make it competitive, I think.
>
> Does anyone think hurd might eventual become better than the linux or bsd
> kernels? I'm considering contributing to its development, running it
> inside a virtual machine at least until it supports all of my hardware.
>
They've been working on hurd for over a decade, without anything usable. For a
long time, and possibly still, hard drives over a few GB were not supported
because they memory mapped the entire hard drive and any hard drive larger than
main memory was unusable. With poor decision making like that, I have no faith
whatsoever in hurd ever reaching the level of usability, much less being good.
Gabe
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