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|Full description='''The Hurd is the kernel for the GNU system, a replacement and augmentation of standard Unix kernels.''' | |Full description='''The Hurd is the kernel for the GNU system, a replacement and augmentation of standard Unix kernels.''' | ||
| − | It is a collection of protocols for system interaction (file systems, networks, authentication), and servers implementing them. | + | It is a collection of protocols for system interaction (file systems, networks, authentication), and servers implementing them. Subprojects include [[Gnumach|Mach]], the microkernel on which the Hurd is based, which provides a basic inter-process communication mechanism, and [[mig|MIG]], an interface generator for Mach. |
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd | |Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd | ||
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|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=No | |Accepts cryptocurrency donations=No | ||
|IRC general=irc://irc.freenode.net/#hurd | |IRC general=irc://irc.freenode.net/#hurd | ||
| − | |Related | + | |Related projects=gnumach, mig, linux-libre |
|Keywords=kernel,hurd,mach | |Keywords=kernel,hurd,mach | ||
|Version identifier=0.9 | |Version identifier=0.9 | ||
Revision as of 10:52, 16 March 2018
GNU Hurd
https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/
GNU's replacement for the Unix kernel.
The Hurd is the kernel for the GNU system, a replacement and augmentation of standard Unix kernels.
It is a collection of protocols for system interaction (file systems, networks, authentication), and servers implementing them. Subprojects include Mach, the microkernel on which the Hurd is based, which provides a basic inter-process communication mechanism, and MIG, an interface generator for Mach.
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Justus Winter | Maintainer |
| Samuel Thibault | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/web-hurd/ | |
| General | https://savannah.gnu.org/people/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/hurd-devel-readers/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/hurdfr-paris/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd/ | |
| VCS Repository Webview | https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/hurd.git/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/commit-hurd/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/hurd-devel/ | |
| Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/hurd | |
| Download | https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/ | |
| Download | https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/ | |
| Download | https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/hurd/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-hurd/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/ | |
| Savannah (Ref) | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/hurd/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/hurd-devel-readers/ |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to build | gcc |
| Required to use | mig |
| Required to use | mach |
| Required to build | glibc |
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