>>>>> David R W Denny writes: DRWD> My suspicion is, you install Hurd on its own Virtual HD in DRWD> vmware, but not _within_ linux in vmware if you get my DRWD> drift. In that sense you do not need linux, However you _would_ DRWD> need some sort of unix in order to download and compile any DRWD> hurd bits N pieces you need to run. And Grub of course. I DRWD> guess. Gordon??
I heard my name, but am not entirely sure of the question being asked. So, I'll take a guess. The main issues when installing under vmware are the same as when installing on a machine that has no operating system on it at all. Philip Charles was working on some Linux-based Debian boot floppies that would install the Hurd. Otherwise, you'd need to install a Linux on the vmware virtual disk (with the virtual partitioning you want the Hurd to run under.... probably Linux root, Hurd root, swap, and maybe an additional Hurd partition (or disk) so that you can test filesystem bugs on a non-root filesystem), then follow the usual instructions in order to get the Hurd running. DRWD> for myself, would love to see an Open Source virtual machine DRWD> operating system (OSVMOS? OSVOS? OVMOS? OVOS!!!!) which would DRWD> just map all the devices, take care of partitioning, and then DRWD> timeslice among all the guest OSes as you run. Just that, DRWD> Nothing Else. I'm taking a stab at such a thing, but the first goal is to implement a simulation, then extend the simulation with real capabilities until the actual system is working. It's called Figure, for those who care, but it currently isn't self-hosting; it still depends heavily on the GNU C compiler and C library. You're welcome to join the discussion (please refrain from following up on the -hurd lists, because it isn't within their scope yet) and browse the code at http://fig.org/figure/ Take -- Gordon Matzigkeit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> //\ I'm a FIG (http://fig.org/) Committed to freedom and diversity \// I use GNU (http://www.gnu.org/)
