GNU Hurd is an open source project that tries to replaces the Linux/UNIX kernel, with a collection of servers that run on the GNU Mach microkernel, implementing file systems, file access control, network protocols, etc.
GNU Hurd provides a familiar user and programming environment, making it compatible with other similar projects. However, it has an object-oriented structure, which helps it evolve without compromising its design.
By design, GNU Hurd is modular. This means that most of its components are running as separate user-space processes, which means that they are using different address spaces that are isolated from each other.
Originally supporting the IA-32/x86/32-bit architecture, the GNU Hurd software also provides experimental support for the x86-64/64-bit platforms.
What is new in this release:
- This new release bundles bug fixes and enhancements done since the release of version 0.2, 16 years ago.
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