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GNU Hurd, a microkernel-based Unix replacement in development since 1990, remains actively developed with significant recent progress. The project now achieves 80% Debian package compilation, supports GNOME, KDE, and Xfce desktop environments, and has gained upstream support from gcc, glibc, LLVM, and Rust. The x86_64 port is complete with working 64-bit support, SMP (multi-core) functionality, and modern hardware drivers including SATA, USB, and network interfaces running in userland. Multiple distributions including Guix, Arch Linux, and Alpine Linux are working on Hurd releases, demonstrating the project's continued viability despite its 36-year development timeline.

36 Years in Making, GNU's Very Own Kernel Project Hurd is Anything But Dead