GNU Hurd 0.7 & GNU Mach 1.6 Released

[phoronix]

Phoronix: GNU Hurd 0.7 & GNU Mach 1.6 Released

Stepping ahead of the Linux 4.3 release is a Halloween release of GNU Hurd 0.7, GNU Mach 1.6, and GNU MIG 1.6...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNU-Hurd-0.7-Released

[noonespecial]

Why even bother?

[MartinN]

Why even bother?

Why do anything? Why not just jump off a bridge and die?

[Niarbeht]

Why do anything? Why not just jump off a bridge and die?

Part of me wants to agree with the "Why even bother?" perspective. I guess this is the open-source news site equivalent of a slow news day? :P

[phrx_reader]

Phoronix: GNU Hurd 0.7 & GNU Mach 1.6 Released

Stepping ahead of the Linux 4.3 release is a Halloween release of GNU Hurd 0.7, GNU Mach 1.6, and GNU MIG 1.6...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...d-0.7-Released

You missed an important aspect of the release announcement for GNU Mach:
"lets non-privileged users write to a small amount of memory" is not the same as "The kernel now allows non-privileged users to wire a small amount of memory."

[MartinN]

Part of me wants to agree with the "Why even bother?" perspective. I guess this is the open-source news site equivalent of a slow news day? :P

Your question "why bother" is valid. It's just that there's no answer beyond - "I do what I do because I do what I do", after all is said and done, in the final analysis. The "why" is usually motivated by a noble cause (but not always), i.e. to give back to the community.... in a way that helps and serves others. Ultimately that's, at least in my view, the answer to "why bother". Whether the following ends up the size of Linux in the end ...or the size of, well, GNU Hurd - no one ultimately knows.... it's all timing.