Many people are familiar with VirtualBox, or using OS other than GNU/Linux. VirtualBox gives them more opportunity to play with Hurd. --- hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn | 19 +++++++++++++++++-- index.mdwn | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn b/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn index b48f7ebd..cf9a5870 100644 --- a/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn @@ -11,8 +11,23 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] [[!meta title="VirtualBox"]] -<http://www.virtualbox.org/> - +Some people are very familiar with using VirtualBox to run virtual machines of OS +like GNU/Linux, Windows, etc. Hurd CAN also be run with VirtualBox normally, and +the way is very similar to running other OS with it. The main problem may be that +Hurd may not support as many emulated hardware as others, which is also a good +point to help us. + +This also provides a good opportunity for people who want to play with Hurd on +every other OS which can run VirtualBox. You can absolutely run and develop Hurd +without switching your current OS or running a nest Hurd in another virtual machine. + +If you happen to have experience on developing GNU/Linux on other OS like +Windows, you can develop Hurd smoothly just like before. We might recommend that +you use a FSF approved operating system to get better experience of developing +Hurd, but if for some reason you are stuck using Windows, this won't be an +unsolvable obstacle. + +You can download VirtualBox at <http://www.virtualbox.org/>. # Installation diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn index ad1e4b50..3b2ea925 100644 --- a/index.mdwn +++ b/index.mdwn @@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ Three of them are * Installing a [[GNU/Hurd_distribution|hurd/running/distrib]], * Running it [[in_Xen|microkernel/mach/gnumach/ports/xen]] and * Starting a Hurd [[QEMU_image|hurd/running/qemu]] or [[LiveCD|hurd/running/live_cd/]]. +* Running it with [[VirtualBox|hurd/running/virtualbox]], if you are familiar + with VirtualBox or using an OS which is difficult to run QEMU like Windows. And these web pages are a living proof of the usability of the Hurd, as they are rendered on a [[Debian_GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]] system. -- Yuqian Yang <crup...@crupest.life>
