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> This month saw the first running and testable
> [[DDE_driver_by_Zheng_Da|user/zhengda]],
> with which he begins to reap the benefits of porting DDE to Hurd,
-> since [[DDE|dde]] allows to use current Linux drivers for Mach and L4 more easily.
+> since [[DDE|dde]] allows to use current Linux drivers for Mach and L4.
> Also Samuel Thibault
> [pushed libpciaccess to Xorg](http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2010-January/048801.html)
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> “for OSes that do not have a PCI interface,
> tinkering with I/O ports, and makes use of it on GNU/Hurd.”
-> Additionally we saw the talks on the Hurd in the dev-alt room at
-> [Fosdem]().
-> In […s words]():
+> Additionally we saw the talks on the Hurd in the Alt-OS devroom at
+> Fosdem: [Why is Anyone Still Working on the GNU Hurd?](http://fosdem.org/2010/schedule/events/altos_hurd) and [Porting KGI graphics drivers from Linux to GNU Hurd](http://fosdem.org/2010/schedule/events/altos_kgi_hurd).
-> > …
-> > …
-> > …
+> In [Mikels words](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2010-03/msg00014.html):
+
+> > The room was full and people were "standing-up" for the talk. Some people
+> > couldn't even enter the room (+20?).
+> >
+> > Antrik made a good job. Was nice for the crowd to see Hurd running X,
+> > slow but working.
+> >
+> > The unique problem might have been the short time available. The machine
+> > needed to be fsck-ed losing some time, which could have been be used at the end
+> > for Q&A which was quite interesting.
> Sadly we couldn't yet upload notes from the talks -
-> as soon as these are availble, you'll get notice here.
+> as soon as these are availble, you should get notice here.
+> Also they should be linked on the Fosdem pages we linked to above.
> And it is time for the [[Google_Summer_of_Code|community/gsoc]] again, so
> [we started our weekly GSoC IRC meetings](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2010-02/msg00040.html) in which we coordinate the GSoC projects.
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> and we hope to make it 5 projects again this year.
> The last few years brought
> [libchannel](http://code.google.com/soc/2007/gnu/appinfo.html?csaid=44FB3FD69C665A08),
-> **lisp bindings**, **dtrace**,
-> **network vertualization** (which led to the DDE drivers), **procfs**
+> **lisp bindings**, **dtrace**, [[nsmux|translator/nsmux]],
+> **network virtualization** (which led to the DDE drivers), **procfs**
> and [[unionmount|hurd/translator/unionmount]],
> and we have [[dozens_of_ideas|community/gsoc/project_ideas]]
> for innovative projects this year.
> So if you're interested in working on the GNU Hurd,
-> or want to help with coordinatung (or simply want to be up to date),
-> please come and join in.
+> or want to help with coordinating (or simply want to be up to date),
+> please come and join in (currently via [[IRC]] every Wednesday at 11:00 UTC).
+> Also we'd be glad to have more eyes on polishing
+> [[our_application/community/gsoc/organization_application]].
"""]]