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Test Driving GNU Hurd, With Benchmarks Against Linux

Posted by Soulskill on from the have-you-hurd dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After last week's news that GNU Hurd is coming, Phoronix set out to install Debian GNU Hurd and to provide GNU Hurd vs. Linux benchmarks. Linux was mostly faster than The Hurd while also having much better hardware support, multi-core SMP support, and other modern functionality."

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  1. Linux vs HURD by mswhippingboy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    At the risk of being lambasted, I don't understand why everyone is kicking so hard at HURD. Sure, it's nowhere close to Linux in any respect, but then it never attracted the throngs of developers that Linux did. OS/X is proof that the idea of building on the mach kernel can result in a sound and performant OS. I for one salute those that have stuck with or picked up development of what many would consider a lost cause. Eschewing a technology because it's not popular does not engender innovation. Personally, I hope the HURD team begins to attract more developers and eventually begins to catch up with Linux because competition, even in the FOSS arena, is always a good thing.

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    1. Re:Linux vs HURD by gl4ss · · Score: 5, Interesting

      hurd is an example of how despite being open and free, you can still run the ship with closed minds. it almost seems like a grant money scam.

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