If you accept opinions from people who have just booted the Hurd a handful of times (but who are seasoned Debian-GNU/Linux users), and if you don't mind an answer that is too personal,
> 4. Lack of hello-worlds. > BIg hello-worlds archive could convert many hackers to Hurd. > Having to spend two weeks reading sources before making anything > interesting discourages. > > 5. Lack of PPP. > For most Europeans, PPP is something every OS must have to be usable. Agreed, agreed, and: 6. Lack of multiple VTs. If the Hurd had multiple VTs then I would use it often when I only need to edit text/programs in supported languages/etc, and I would explore the system in the intervals... Yes, I know that I could use X or lots of ^Zs (or maybe "screen" if it's working now) but that's a matter of taste... 7. Lack of better docs on cross-compilation. I connect to the world via a 33.6Kbps modem and I don't mind downloading Debian source packages (I think it's one of the best uses for my connection time, in fact:-) but I hate downloading .debs, especially when their versions change very fast. If someone could help me with basics of cross-compilation then I could write the same sort of commented scripts describing the process that I wrote for the installation following the steps in "The easy guide to installing Hurd on a Linux box". (Hint, hint). Links: http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/easy.html - "The easy guide..." http://angg.twu.net/e/hurd.e.html#hurd-install-easy - my notes. http://angg.twu.net/ - more about their format. Look for "eev" stuff. Cheers, Eduardo Ochs (just an egg, but willing to help doing egg work), [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://angg.twu.net/
