Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 20 Jul 2003 18:24:13 +0100 | From | John Bradford <> | Subject | Re: [OT] HURD vs Linux/HURD |
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> > We are > > discussing what parts of the Hurd and GNU Mach contain code derived > > from Linux. That's actually quite interesting, and on-topic. > > Why? Are you planing to take anything from Hurd? Or complain that they > (legally!) are taking GPLed code and use it elsewhere? In the fist case, > discussion about the _technical_ merit of the code to swipe is on-topic, > all else isn't. The second case is none of your business, (unless you wrote > the code and did not GPL it).
I'm certaily _not_ going to complain that code has been taken from Linux - as you pointed out, that is perfectly legal.
The use of the Linux drivers in the Hurd is the closest thing[1] we've got to a fork[2] of the Linux kernel.
So, yes, I am interested in seeing if they have done anything better than we have, or have investigated possibilities we haven't.
John.
[1] I am _NOT_ saying that the Hurd is a fork of Linux, but that it's about the only codebase which took Linux kernel code, and has let it evolve separately from mainline over a number of years. OK, the Vax port has lived outside of mainline for a number of years too, but that's mainly architecture specific changes.
[2] OK, ELKS is a fork of the Linux kernel, but not specifically targeted at 386+ boxes.
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