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        !             2: This is the GNU mach 1.0 distribution.
        !             3: 
        !             4: This kernel is derived from the Utah kernel source.  We use it to run
        !             5: the Hurd on.  It is being distributed by us so that we can more easily
        !             6: modify the source, and so that it will work with the normal GNU coding
        !             7: standards and Makefile conventions.
        !             8: 
        !             9: libmach, bootloaders, default pagers, and the like are not part of
        !            10: this distribution.  For libraries, we refer you to the GNU C library,
        !            11: which has Mach support.  For bootloaders, we refer you to GRUB.  (This
        !            12: kernel can be loaded by any bootloader that uses the multiboot
        !            13: standard.)  For default pagers, we refer you to your particular system
        !            14: that you will run on top of Mach.  The upcoming Hurd distribution
        !            15: (version 0.2) will contain the code that used to be in the Utah kernel
        !            16: distributions for doing the work of the default pager.
        !            17: 
        !            18: The interface generator `MiG' is still part of this distribution.
        !            19: Perhaps at some later point it will be split out, as it surely should
        !            20: be.
        !            21: 
        !            22: Generic installation instructions may be found in the file INSTALL.
        !            23: 
        !            24: By default, you get a kernel with no device drivers for disks and
        !            25: network devices.  This is not what you want!  Examine the file
        !            26: `README-Drivers' in the directory for the machine type your kernel is
        !            27: on (e.g., `i386/README-Drivers') for a list of configure --enable
        !            28: switches.  Give the appropriate set for your hardware.  It is
        !            29: generally safe to specify switches for hardware you don't have; in
        !            30: this way you can build kernels that work on different physical machine
        !            31: set ups.
        !            32: 
        !            33: The specific switches you give to configure are always recorded in the
        !            34: file `config.status'.  So you can always tell what options you used to
        !            35: build a particular kernel.
        !            36: 
        !            37: 

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