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GNU/Hurd Gets POSIX Threads

Posted by Hemos on from the hurding-instincts dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Neal Walfield announced the first release of RMGPT, which is (or rather, aspires to one day be) a complete, portable implementation of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 threads also known as POSIX threads. With this new pthreads library, it will soon be possible to run complex software packages on the Hurd, including the GNOME and KDE desktops, the OpenOffice suite, and the Mozilla web browser. Find more information here, including the humorous meaning behind RMGPT, and insight into a future Hurd release..."

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  1. If this is not first... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...may whoever DID get the first post eat his own dick. Thank you.

  2. YES by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I love HURD!

  3. Poop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    on a stick

    1. Re:Poop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No, that would be GNU/Turd.

    2. Re:Poop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Perhaps The Turd Report has something to say about this?

  4. can't handle the load by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    already slashdotted

  5. Mirrors? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Slashdotted already :-(

  6. Re:And in other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Learn to spell, jingo.

  7. Re:Doggy-dog by tps12 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Interesting. I performed a Google search, and "dog eat dog" returned 66,000 matches. "Doggy dog" only returned 22,000. But "doggy dogg" returned 44,000. Therefore, I conclude that all three are correct.

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  8. /me looks at the ad on this page by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hrm...the ad on this page appears to be for a thinkgeek robot thinger..."we challenge you to find something 4 inches long that is this much fun." Well, I'm ready to take the challenge!!

  9. parent is a fake (no further message) by gnu_wolfgang · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    no further message.