www/gnu thegnuproject.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       10/06/30 16:32:34

Modified files:
        gnu            : thegnuproject.html 

Log message:
        "Herd of GNUs".
        
        Describe problems in the Hurd.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/gnu/thegnuproject.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.51&r2=1.52

Patches:
Index: thegnuproject.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/gnu/thegnuproject.html,v
retrieving revision 1.51
retrieving revision 1.52
diff -u -b -r1.51 -r1.52
--- thegnuproject.html  29 Jun 2010 12:21:56 -0000      1.51
+++ thegnuproject.html  30 Jun 2010 16:32:31 -0000      1.52
@@ -669,8 +669,8 @@
 component was the kernel.  We had decided to implement our kernel as a
 collection of server processes running on top of Mach.  Mach is a
 microkernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University and then at the
-University of Utah; the GNU Hurd is a collection of servers (or
-&ldquo;herd of gnus&rdquo;) that run on top of Mach, and do the
+University of Utah; the GNU Hurd is a collection of servers (i.e., a
+herd of GNUs) that run on top of Mach, and do the
 various jobs of the Unix kernel.  The start of development was delayed
 as we waited for Mach to be released as free software, as had been
 promised.</p>
@@ -710,7 +710,13 @@
 
 <h3>Linux and GNU/Linux</h3>
 <p>
-The GNU Hurd is not ready for production use.  Fortunately, another
+The GNU Hurd is not suitable for production use, and we don't know
+if it ever will be.  The capability-based design has problems that
+result directly from the flexibility of the design, and it is not
+clear solutions exist.</p>
+
+<p>
+Fortunately, another
 kernel is available.  In 1991, Linus Torvalds developed a
 Unix-compatible kernel and called it Linux.  In 1992, he made Linux
 free software; combining Linux with the not-quite-complete GNU system
@@ -1020,7 +1026,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2010/06/29 12:21:56 $
+$Date: 2010/06/30 16:32:31 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>