Re: Why HURD and not BSD?

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From: Michael I Bushnell
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1992 00:26

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In article <1992Jan16.053509.8415@compuram.bbt.se> pgd@compuram.bbt.se writes:

   BSD and MACH were considered for GNU HURD. MACH was selected, and BSD
   rejected. Does anyone know why BSD was rejected? It appears to be the
   most complete product, after all.

I don't want to go into it at great depth, but:

1: It is not possible to build some of the features we want on top on
BSD. 

2: At the time the decision was being made, CSRG was very noncommittal
about what kind of arrangement could be worked out for cooperation
between FSF and CSRG about freeing the 4.4 kernel (it will, probably,
not be all-free).

3: It would be nice to offer an alternative to people.

	-mib

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From: mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell)
Subject: Re: Why HURD and not BSD?
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