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Read more »Debian GNU/Hurd K16 Snapshot Released
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Hurd Philip Charles has released the K16 snapshot of the Debian GNU/Hurd system. The K16 CD series includes a mini-ISO, 4 full CD images, and 2 DVD images. For the first time, a QEMU image based on the mini-ISO is provided as well.
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In search of the GNU OS: Success!
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"...The method which finally worked was to download a prepared QEMU image and run GNU from QEMU. The image I used can be found here. [...] Now I'm up and running it's time to do some exploring. I will report back soon with my first impressions."
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GNU variants - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"GNU variants is a term used by the Free Software Foundation and others to refer to operating systems which use application software and system libraries from GNU, but use a kernel other than GNU Hurd..."
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GNU/Linux naming controversy - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The GNU/Linux naming controversy is a dispute among members of the free and open source software community relating to the normative branding of the computer operating systems commonly referred to as Linux.
GNU/Linux is the term promoted by the Free Software Foundation (FSF), its founder Richard Stallman, and its supporters, for operating systems that include GNU software and the Linux kernel.[1] The FSF argues for the term GNU/Linux because GNU was a longstanding project to develop a free operating system, of which the kernel was the last missing piece..."
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In search of the GNU OS: First try
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"Last night I sat down (with some caffeine and print outs) and had my first proper attempt at installing GNU. [...] I've also decided that I will write an absolute beginners guide to installing GNU once I have achieved it myself..."
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The Technical-Critique of gNewSense
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"I am posting a Critique of gNewSense from technical viewpoint. I am strictly in agreement with RMS on the concept of Free/OpenSource Software. I was happy when after a long time, finally, a 100% Libre distro named gNewSense was released. For this post I have kept Free Software issues aside and talk purely in terms of technical achievements..."
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GNU and FSF News for January 2008
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"Welcome to the new year and another monthly installment of news about the Free Software Foundation and the GNU Project. This month we have news from the FSF Europe, the latest numbers on GPLv3 conversions, the annual Gfortran report from the GCC folks, a GLib development release, Stallman commenting on the GNOME's alleged support of OOXML, GNU Hurd news, and more..."
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GNU Hurd, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"GNU Hurd (usually referred to as the Hurd) is a free software computer operating system kernel, released under the GNU General Public License. It has been under development since 1990 by the GNU Project of the Free Software Foundation. It consists of a set of servers (or daemons, in Unix terminology) that work on top of a microkernel; together they form the kernel of GNU. The Hurd aims to surpass Unix kernels in functionality, security, and stability, while remaining largely compatible with them..."
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Debian GNU/Minix
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"Finally someone has seen the light and started a project that I called for in a previous article. This melding of the Minix kernel with the GNU userland is called Preventa..."
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