"Wintermute": > What are the clear cut benefits [of the Hurd]? It's a research OS, while Linux/Unix is mostly based on 1970's technology. This is not to say that it's better. That might be an individual decision. Bruce -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .