The GNU Hurd
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The GNU Hurd is a free and open-source microkernel-based operating system that is part of the GNU project. It was started in the early 1990s as a replacement for the Unix kernel, which the goal of providing a more flexible and extensible system than the traditional monolithic kernel approach.
The Hurd is unique in that it consists of a set of servers running on top of the microkernel, each providing different system services such as file systems, network protocols, and device drivers. These servers communicate with each other through a message-passing mechanism, which allows for more efficient and reliable communication than traditional inter-process communication methods.
Despite its potential advantages, the Hurd has not yet achieved widespread adoption or use. It has been under development for many years and is still considered to be in a pre-production state. Some of the challenges that have contributed to its slow development include a lack of developer resources, limited hardware support, and difficulty of porting existing Unix applications to Hurd's unique architecture.
However, the Hurd remains an important project in the free and open-source software community, and its developers continue to work towards improving its functionality and stability.
Homepage
The Hurd project is hosted on Savannah, which is a platform for hosting free and open-source software projects.
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Resources for connection with the GNU Hurd project
IRC
The Hurd mailing lists
The Hurd wiki
Bug reporting
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