Hi, On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 01:07:51PM -0500, Oz wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Jure Repinc <[email protected]> > wrote:
> > I've just seen a new article about GNU Hurd: > > http://www.h-online.com/open/features/GNU-HURD-Altered-visions-and-lost- > > promise-1030942.html > it was a good article no? I can't say I like it very much... IMHO it gives a wrong impression -- the article, and especially the title. While it became obvious that the original goal of developing a kernel faster failed long ago, I don't think the vision changend otherwise at all. Especially the last page gives an impression that the developers don't know how to proceed. That's a major exaggeration. Some developers were experimenting with the possibility of using alternative microkernels a couple of years ago; and that's all. This is actually a pity, as otherwise this article could be quite interesting to people not familiar with the history -- while I have seen most of the quotes in various contexts before, I haven't seen them all in one place thus far. But the way it is written, I feel that the article does more for spreading misunderstanding than for informing people how things really are. -antrik-
