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Gnu Hurd has been under development since 1990. 14 years ago (2011) this thread happened on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/edl9t/so_whats_the
by bb88 2y ago
Gnu Hurd has been under development since 1990.
14 years ago (2011) this thread happened on reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/edl9t/so_whats_the_deal_with_gnu_hurd_will_it_ever_be/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/edl9t/so_whats_the_d...
Meanwhile in 1994 I knew people with working linux systems.
- p_l 2y agoHurd failed not because of microkernel design, in 1994 multiple companies were shipping systems based on Mach kernel quite succesfully. According to some people I've met who claimed to witness things (old AI Lab peeps) the failure started with initial project management and when Linux offered alternative GPLed kernel to use, that was enough to bring the effort even more to halt.
- RainyDayTmrw 2y agoMost famously these days, Mac OS (formerly known as Mac OS X, to distinguish it from all of the earlier ones) is built on top of Darwin/XNU, which descends from Mach.
- pjmlp 2y agoAs always don't mix technical issues with human factors.