Z:gnu-www-ja-gnu-linux-faq--9a12ac-Making the GNU Hurd work well/en

Making the GNU Hurd work well enough to compete with Linux would be a big job, and it's not clearly necessary. The only thing ethically wrong with Linux as a kernel is its inclusion of firmware &ldquo;blobs&rdquo;; the best fix for that problem is  developing free replacement for the blobs.