GNU Hurd 0.9, GNU Mach 1.8, GNU MIG 1.8 released

https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/news/2016-12-18-releases.html

For those who don't know, GNU Hurd is GNU's replacement for UNIX, or the Linux part of GNU/Linux* for what it's worth. GNU Hurd** has been in development since the dawn of the modern age but just hasn't gotten focused development. This is partially due to the fact that Linux overtook it despite many indepth arguments about the design of monolithic kernels versus microkernels. *Queue massive speculation and even more debate about whether microkernels are really better*

* "What you refer to as Linux is actually GNU/Linux..."
** "What you refer to as GNU Hurd is actually GNU Mach..."

Is there an actual working system with GNU Hurd? The answer is yes! Probably.

https://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/

The popular Debian distribution of Linux GNU/Linux has been ported to GNU Hurd. Not all the packages in the main Debian repositories have been ported with it.

2017 is the year of the GNU Hurd/GNU Mach desktop. Contribute to society before you are banned from it.

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I should have made this thread. Mentioned it multiply times.
Been more then 25 years of development already?

You also got:
Arch on Hurd
https://www.archhurd.org/

NixOS also a hurd (but think its no longer in development.)
http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/gnu/hurd-master

Oh! Didn't even know those existed. Thanks for the heads up.

Yeah more existed in the passed, but as far as i know right now Hurd is the main.
Think there was a Fedora Hurd also but i know that is cold now and NixOS also looks cold.