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Date:      Wed, 25 Sep 1996 22:04:48 -0500
From:      dubois@primate.wisc.edu (Paul DuBois)
To:        jehamby@lightside.com (Jake Hamby)
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Anyone tried HURD yet?
Message-ID:  <199609260304.WAA17706@night.primate.wisc.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.AUX.3.94.960925180852.2164B-100000@covina.lightside.com>; from Jake Hamby on Sep 25, 1996 18:22:53 -0700
References:  <Pine.AUX.3.94.960925180852.2164B-100000@covina.lightside.com>

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Jake Hamby writes:
> of Mach 3 apparent?).  Architecturally, I feel it is a better approach
> than MkLinux, which was IMO a desparate attempt from Apple to shoehorn a
> macrokernel on top of a microkernel in order to make up for the PowerMac's
> lack of a free UNIX and at the same time capitalize on the Linux and
> microkernel buzzwords. 

Perhaps.  In any case, there is now a free UNIX that runs on Power
Macintoshes, and it runs quite well.  It certainly was easier to set
up and get going than FreeBSD on my PC.  I hope it becomes a continuing
effort, and continues to improve.  I want to continue to be able to run
*both* FreeBSD and MkLinux.

-- 
Paul DuBois
dubois@primate.wisc.edu
Home page: http://www.primate.wisc.edu/people/dubois
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