14 DAY TRIAL // GNU Hurd has been hailed as the replacement for Linux kernel and 16 years later the developers have managed to release yet another update, 0.5.
According to the developers, GNU Hurd is a collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to implement file systems, network protocols, file access control, and so on.
In all fairness, the development has only been going on for a mere 16 years, so there is only a 32-bit version available. The 64-bit bit is under heavy development and it will be release soon, whatever that may mean.
“To compile the Hurd, you need a toolchain configured to target i?86-gnu; you cannot use a toolchain targeting GNU/Linux. Also note that you cannot run the Hurd "in isolation": you'll need to add further components such as the GNU C Library (glibc), to turn it into a runnable system,” reads the official announcement.
If you are interested, you can download GNU Hurd from Softpedia.