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diff --git a/faq/0-still_useful.mdwn b/faq/0-still_useful.mdwn index d98f98ed..96ea6f32 100644 --- a/faq/0-still_useful.mdwn +++ b/faq/0-still_useful.mdwn @@ -8,10 +8,20 @@ Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] -[[!meta title="Why is the Hurd useful?"]] +[[!meta title="What are the advantages with the Hurd over Linux/BSD?"]] -What are the advantages with the Hurd over Linux? (In general of course, nothing -in depth) +The Hurd will be considerably more flexible and robust +than generic Unix. Wherever possible, Unix kernel features have been +moved into unprivileged space. Once there, anyone who desires can +develop custom replacements for them. Users will be able to write and +use their own file systems, their own `exec' servers, or their own +network protocols if they like, all without disturbing other users. + +The Linux kernel has now been modified to allow user-level file +systems, so there is proof that people will actually use features such +as these. It will be much easier to do under the Hurd, however, +because the Hurd is almost entirely run in user space and because the +various servers are designed for this sort of modification. > Notably, flexibility for the user: > |