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Re:GNU/Hurd strikes back: How to use the legendary OS in a (... by edgyquant on Monday August 07, 2023 @06:37PM (#37041909)
>obvious driver for difference between two things is that one is old and has a ton of the code you are currently behind on writing.

In this case they’re both old though, as Hurd predates Linux by a year.

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Re:GNU/Hurd strikes back: How to use the legendary OS in a (... by taeric on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @12:09AM (#37044425)
Fair, if amusing. Hurd "predates" Linux in name only. And, if anything, this would serve as a strong piece of evidence that microkernels have a hard time getting traction.
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Re:GNU/Hurd strikes back: How to use the legendary OS in a (... by CRConrad on Monday August 21, 2023 @02:23PM (#37213395)
Which brings the debate back to the argument, doubtless made many many times over the years, that there is probably a reason that microkernels have a hard time getting traction.
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