Hi Neal, Thank you for the orientation. This is exactly what I was looking for.
cheers. Ashish --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Send Help-hurd mailing list submissions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > visit > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-hurd > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it > is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Help-hurd digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Hurd Orientation (Neal H Walfield) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Hurd Orientation > From: Neal H Walfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 23:28:02 -0500 > > Welcome to the GNU Hurd > ======================= > > Welcome to the GNU Hurd. This email is > automatically sent at the > begining of each month to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing lists. This > message is intended > for a quick orientation to new users. > > What is the GNU Hurd? > --------------------- > > The Hurd is GNU's Multiserver Microkernel operating > system. It is > designed with the intention of fixing many of the > flaws in *nix. What > are these flaws? The arbitrary limits that it > imposes on the user: > there is not a whole lot that a user can do without > special privileges. > Consider an NFS filesystem. Only root can mount > this on a traditional > *nix system. Why is this? It is not that NFS > accesses anything > dangerous, at least, it is no more dangerous than > ftp. However, as a > portion of the NFS code lives in the kernel, this > presents a potential > security problem. In the Hurd, a user can > transparently mount an NFS > filesystem directly into their home directory > without affecting the > security of the system as a whole. And this is only > the tip of the > iceberg. > > Getting Started > --------------- > > Installation Guides can be found at the following > locations: > > > http://web.walfield.org/papers/hurd-installation-guide/ > > You can find out about Debian GNU/Hurd ISO images > at: > > http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-cd > > They come with a modified version of the Debian boot > floppies making > installation relatively simple. > > GNU Mach uses the drivers found in the Linux 2.0.x > kernel. Note, > there is no support for PCMCIA. Here is an HCL: > > > http://www.freesoftware.fsf.org/thug/gnumach_hardware.html > > Mailing Lists: > > - [EMAIL PROTECTED]: All discussion > pertaining to Debian > GNU/Hurd: both user and > porting issues. To > subscribe, send an email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > `subscribe' > in the body. > - [EMAIL PROTECTED]: General GNU/Hurd user > questions. To subscribe, send > an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subscribe > in the body. > - [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hurd and Mach development and > bug reports. To > subscribe, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with subscribe in the body. > - [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Porting the Hurd to the L4 > microkernel. To > subscribe, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with `subscribe' in the body. > - [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Maintenance of the GNU/Hurd > webpages. To subscribe, > send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > `subscribe' in the body. > > The Hurd FAQ: > > http://web.walfield.org/papers/hurd-faq/ > > Contributions > ------------- > > A common question is: How can I contribute? There > are many tasks that > need to be done: > > - Help update the web pages at > http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd. > Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - Write documentation. > - Port applications. Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Look at > > http://people.debian.org/~jbailey/turtle/group/Debian/index.html > - Write code. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Look at: > > http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-devel-tasks, > > http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/~checkout~/hurd/hurd/tasks, > > http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/~checkout~/hurd/hurd/TODO, > - Send feedback. This is, of course, the most > important task of all: > Help us help others. > > > Happy Hacking. > > > > --__--__-- > > _______________________________________________ > Help-hurd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-hurd > > > End of Help-hurd Digest ________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a job? Visit Yahoo! India Careers Visit http://in.careers.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Help-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-hurd
