On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 07:41:35PM -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote: > Okay, so I'm bored. > > Linux may be getting too complete, easy, and stable. ;-) > > So, what's a geek to do? *BSD? Nawww, too mature, and I don't like to > wander too far away from the Debian community (yes, there's Debian > GNU/kFreeBSD, but...). So, enter Debian GNU/HURD as an interesting > diversion. > > It's not too problematic to get going, almost too easy as well, but no > automatic installer and a bit of manual work is required. A lot of > Unstable seems to be working except for notably Aptitude. Dselect is > there. Shudder! > > There are rough edges as DHCP doesn't work so the network must be > manually configured each time. The Debian bits seem to be as easy as > on Linux while the Hurd bits seem to be the most immature. > > As I said, an interesting diversion and something different to learn > about. Anyone else giving the Hurd a spin? > > - Nate >> I've been thinking about it, but haven't had the time. Do you now have a working install? how about X? A
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