GNU HURD is not like GNU/Linux. The latter stands for a combination of Linux kernel with GNU userland. They're distinct projects. GNU HURD on the other hand, is just a subproject of GNU. The entire OS is called just GNU, like how the BSDs are today. So if Torvalds meant the HURD, he would explicitly mentioned it.

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lproven 2 days ago | parent [-]

I think you are wrong.

It was too new. Linus' mail was in August; GNU only announced its new OS in May:

https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/history/hurd-announce

I think the GNU OS didn't even have a name yet.

The second announcement was in 1993 and by then it had a name:

https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/history/hurd-announce2

So, no, I think that, as generally accepted, he meant the entire GNU OS.

	▲	goku12 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> So, no, I think that, as generally accepted, he meant the entire GNU OS. That's what I meant too - Torvalds was talking about the OS, not just the kernel. I don't understand the difference or the mistake that you're trying to highlight.