On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Lo�c Touraine wrote: > Is there a PPC version of the GNU Hurd ? Daniel Wagner wrote: > No. At the moment the microkernel gnumach (snip) I'm currently developing some code for the PowerQuic2 (that's the 8260 from Motorola - a 603e processor with a large number of communications peripherals integrated on the chip). Once I'm free of this work I would be available to work on this. I'm new to the Hurd so I'd welcome some feedback as to whether this would be an appropriate target for a port. The only traffic I've read has implied a system which is both the development platform and the intended target (Linux style). My interest is different; I cross develop on a PC for embedded platforms. Incidentally, I quite dislike the PowerQuic parts. IHMO they're an exercise in misplaced genius. I'm resigned to working on them because they're so common. My current favorite processors are the Hitachi SH series (SH-4 is the engine that powers the Sega Dreamcast). I don't find the x86 processors very valuable. They're good at what they do - running the tools, keeping the accounts and so on - but I don't find them very optimal for slinging large amounts of data about. (I presume there's a lot of code for them merely because that's what people have on their desks.)
