This week's KernelTrap interview is with Neal Walfield, a member of the open source GNU/Hurd project development team.

What is “Hurd”? From their project FAQ, “'Hurd', as an acronym, stands for 'Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons'. Hird, in turn, stands for 'Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth'. The Hurd is a radical departure from many UNIX concepts. It is a unique and interesting approach to solving many of the problems found in current operating systems. While it's not yet production grade, it's evolved enough to be quite usable.

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