Rant......

[dep]

begin  James McDonald's  quote:

| Wasn't the herd kernel a response of Richard Stallman to his
| disappointment at not getting the appropriate recognition for all
| the gnu utilities that have been pivotal in Linux becoming what it
| is today?

no. hurd has been swirling in the caldron (some say it's not a 
caldron) for some time; it, or plans for it, predates linux. 
development has been, uh, slow.
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dep

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