On Tue, 2002-07-16 at 11:28, Jesse Wang wrote: > I'm a Chinese newcomer in GNU.
Welcome. > I've been with Redhat Linux for several months.Because of integrated > chips,I spend much time looking for and installing variable drivers > for CMI8738 sound chips and PCTEL Micro modem chips.It's really happy > working under Linux without MS Windows. > Though I've never used Debian,I like it very much for it's > ALL-FREE policy,stablization and advanced in technology.I am > concerning the development of Hurd all the time. *The* Hurd. > Using entire GNU system is my dream. Nice dream. > I noticed that Hurd had been in Debian unstable packages. Indeed. > I write this email in order to get some basic knowledge about > Hurd.For example, > When will be Debian GNU/Hurd come out? Who knows? Next year maybe. If you are interested in GNU/Hurd and are willing to put in some effort, try the snapshot images ftp.gnu.org/iso > What is the differences between Linux and Hurd in the view of a > normal user and a program designer? As a user or application programmer, very little, hopefully. As a system programmer, Linux is (virtually vanilla) Unix, but GNU's not Unix. > When will the book <<GNU Hurd>> be available? When it is written. Check the links for documentation. There is documentation in the Hurd source code. > Are there some methods with which Hurd can support certain hardware > such as sound cards,USB and etc? No sound, no USB, no PCMCIA, no firewire (etc). > I have a lot of questions like these above,but I still want to use > Debian GNU/Hurd instead of Redhat.Are there anybody kind of answering > my questions and give me other knowledge about Hurd? I suggest that you do some reading and start using Debian GNU/Linux. See: http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/ http://www.freesoftware.fsf.org/thug/gnumach_hardware.html http://ftp.walfield.org/pub/people/neal/papers/hurd-installation-guide/english/hurd-install-guide.html http://www.vmlinux.org/twiki/bin/view/Hurd/WebHome -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
