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| author | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2010-09-05 22:45:38 +0000 |
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| committer | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2010-09-05 22:45:38 +0000 |
| commit | 8f649fb9b7c940174b675b6c5dafde9f4dff3c5f (patch) | |
| tree | 8a54f632ae732e390af0033804f6ca58844a0ea9 /en/welcome | |
| parent | 5784974896a206cfb904410047156223fdd6d849 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-8f649fb9b7c940174b675b6c5dafde9f4dff3c5f.zip | |
* Rephrase Hurd-specific paragraph explaining that Debian GNU/Hurd is not
Linux.
Diffstat (limited to 'en/welcome')
| -rw-r--r-- | en/welcome/what-is-debian-hurd.xml | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/en/welcome/what-is-debian-hurd.xml b/en/welcome/what-is-debian-hurd.xml index 37f64d0ff..02d3bec78 100644 --- a/en/welcome/what-is-debian-hurd.xml +++ b/en/welcome/what-is-debian-hurd.xml @@ -8,14 +8,18 @@ release --> <para> -Debian GNU/Hurd is a Debian GNU system that replaces the Linux -monolithic kernel with the GNU Hurd — a set of servers running on -top of the GNU Mach microkernel. The Hurd is still unfinished, and is +Debian GNU/Hurd is a Debian GNU system with the GNU Hurd — a set of +servers running on top of the GNU Mach microkernel. + +The Hurd is still unfinished, and is unsuitable for day-to-day use, but work is continuing. The Hurd is currently only being developed for the i386 architecture, although ports to other architectures will be made once the system becomes more stable. +Please note that Debian GNU/Hurd is not a Linux system, and thus some +information on Linux system may not apply to it. + </para><para> For more information, see the |