> >But the Hurd is not XFree compatible :) > > > >We are working on it, but please bear with our slowness. It > is trickier than > >it seems. All prior successes to get it running were hacks, > and we want to > >do it proper now. > > ... etc are available and run. > > > Is this strictly true? I was under the impression that you could run > X applications, but you could not run an X server. That is, you could > have your development system running an X server with Linux, and your > test system running xterms or xemacs on the Hurd. > The client-side software works just fine under the Hurd. If you check our archive you will see Tk, Python-Tk, and other things that work.
In fact, that is how I have my system set up. I can telnet to my Hurd box from Linux and use gvim to edit multiple files at the same time, etc. The server "works", but is a hack. Work is underway to make a more permanent fix that will allow X to run properly under the Hurd. -Brent
