Re: Hurd Advocacy?
On Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 12:27:49PM -0700, Barry deFreese wrote:
> Not to be argumentative but then why does www.gnu.org say the following:
>
> *it exists*
> The Hurd is real software that works Right Now. It is not a research
> project or a proposal. You don't have to wait at all before you can
> start using and developing it.
>
> Wouldn't that imply to the user that it is usable, not necessarily
> alpha/beta? I'm not tryint to troll, start a flame, or downplay the
> Hurd. In fact, I would like to see the Hurd prosper as an alternative
> OS but I think it suffers from image problems.
It all depends on your definition of various words, of course. But the
point of this item on the web page is to make clear that the Hurd is not
vapour ware in the sense that it's all talk and no code.
Thanks,
Marcus
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