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The point is no one would try to make Linux because someone already tried hurd
by ndnxhs 8y ago
The point is no one would try to make Linux because someone already tried hurd
- themacguffinman 8y agoThe more likely outcome is that GNU Hurd would be developed to be similar to Linux if Linus chose to stick with existing projects instead. Linux had real improvements over Hurd but it'd be silly to suggest that a separate "Linux" brand kernel needed to exist to make those improvements possible.