Re: Fwd: Gentoo GNU/Hurd thread in Gentoo Forums

2008-11-06 Thread Matthew Ayres
I'm planning to use Gentoo soon, so as someone who's done a lot of research I'll stick my oar in. > Is it > something similar to Debian GNU/Hurd, with the difference that it will > have portage, while Debian GNU/Hurd has apt? Essentially yes, that's the nature of Gentoo. It allows compilation fr

Re: A niche for the Hurd - multi-core systems

2008-11-02 Thread Matthew Ayres
> > > > I would like to see the Hurd focusing on multi-core systems. > > > > > > Mach would need to be SMP-fixed first :) > > > > Does that mean the Hurd can't yet be used on multi-core systems? > > Hurd yes (though there are probably bugs), Mach no (as the smp code was > never maintained in the me

Re: A niche for the Hurd

2008-10-20 Thread Matthew Ayres
Hi, I know none of you know me but I thought I'd add my tuppence. I would like to see the Hurd focusing on multi-core systems. I see it introducing load management capabilities unseen anywhere else (with different modes for economy and performance). It seems like the obvious way to use a microke