GNU/Hurd newbie

[Christopher Barry]

Hello all, I've been reading about The Hurd for over a year or so, but was under the belief that it was not really runnable. I see that XFree86 says the latest version is GNU/Hurd compatable. Much has happened! Can basically most of the apps for linux be run on the Hurd? Is the Hurd truly usable? Philosophically, I'm much more inclined to support the Hurd than Linux.   -Christopher