Re: The next step of GNU in pure technical perspective (was: When can we expect a version 1.0 of the GNU Operating System?)

[Omar Radwan]

>10 years ago, the Hurd lacked many of the >useful features found in
>Linux.  These had nothing to do with the >essential differences between
>Hurd and Linux, but they meant that the Hurd >needed a lot of work to
>be a competitor

That's what I was implying. With All the differences of the HURD, plus all the features that are still needed for it to be able to compete with Linux, it would make it very difficult and counter productive to write a clone, and that time and effort would be most useful hacking in the HURD repo.

Oh and by the way, I'm wondering if you still use the Lemote computer as your main device? Because there are pictures of you using gluglug X60 on the internet, though your bio still says you use a lemote.

On Tue, Dec 9, 2014, 3:01 AM Richard Stallman <address@hidden> wrote:

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  > If it isn't that much, why has it taken so long to make a HURD release

10 years ago, the Hurd lacked many of the useful features found in
Linux.  These had nothing to do with the essential differences between
Hurd and Linux, but they meant that the Hurd needed a lot of work to
be a competitor.

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