[email protected] (Ludovic Courtès) writes: >> [email protected] (Ludovic Courtès) writes: >> >>> For instance, one can implement a file system, restart it when it >>> crashes (instead of rebooting), debug it with gdb, and be blissfully >>> ignorant of the OS innards. >> >> That is somehow possible under Linux too with FUSE. > > Yes, but with limitations as John noted.
taking his comment for granted, he also said that now locking is not possible at all with Hurd, so not really a valid point. > More importantly, the above remark applies to all system services: > password server, authentication server, TCP/IP stack, etc. you can do almost everything with virtualization these days. > Anyways, I think we’re off-topic, unless GNU/Hurd is being suggested as > the main topic? :-) You are right; but it won't hurt to clarify the long standing Hurd debate at some point :-) Giuseppe
