Re: Machine Description for Linux

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From: meissner
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 1994 18:27

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| In fact, GCC is used as _the_ native C compiler for Linux. Also, I recall
| that someone said that "the Linux users are the Ultimate beta-testers of
| the GNU system. If FSF hadn't been so close to produce a finished kernel
| (HURD?), they would have chosen Linux as the Gnu Kernel".

While I am in no way connected to HURD or Linux, I strongly suspect
that Linux would never have been chosen as the Gnu kernel, because the
core of Linux is so machine dependent (ie, it assumes task switching,
GTD's, etc that are only found on 386's).  Besides, I believe work on
HURD predates the general availability of Linux.

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Michael Meissner	email: meissner@osf.org		phone: 617-621-8861
Open Software Foundation, 11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, 02142

Old hackers never die, their bugs just increase.

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