On 3 March 2011 22:10, Hoyt Duff <[email protected]> wrote: >> we should not forget that GNU had also tried to make a kernel of itself... >> which was a total failure. >> > The Mach microkernel > http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/microkernel/mach.html > is used by the GNU Hurd > http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html > with even a Debian version of it > http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd/running/debian.html > > So, not a total failure. Just not wildly popular or widely supported.
Come on... Nearly no drivers but those of linux-2.0 (aka 10 years ago...) Yes it can runs. But slow. And better in a VM than on real modern bare metal. ... > Please avoid asking for Hurd-powered Mageia. 8) Well I wouldn't be against that :-)
