hi all, This may be a old one but useful http://www.ddj.com/articles/2000/0012/0012a/0012a.htm Inside Debian Hurd Dr. Dobb's Journal December 2000 The Hurd's modular design enables customization By Jerry Epplin regards alex ....................... Alex M Alex alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://hpc.serc.iisc.ernet.in/~alex