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@@ -71,14 +71,18 @@ the more common misunderstandings.
* **GNU Hurd supports X.Org, though a bit unstable**:
X support has been present for ages
(anyone remember
- [1998's XFree86](http://cvsweb.xfree86.org/cvsweb/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/hurd/hurd_video.c?rev=1.1&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup)?).
+ [1998's
+ XFree86](http://cvsweb.xfree86.org/cvsweb/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/hurd/hurd_video.c?rev=1.1&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup)?),
+ and X.Org also has been supported for a long time (for example, GNU Hurd
+ support is explicitly mentioned in the [X.Org 7.2 release
+ announcement](http://www.x.org/wiki/Other/Press/X11R72Released?action=show&redirect=PressReleases%2FX11R72Released)).
It is true though that many modern graphic card drivers don't work anymore,
as they require DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) support,
so often only VESA is available.
Also, X on the Hurd is [[somewhat_unstable|hurd/status]].
* **GNU Hurd has weaker device driver support than the Linux kernel**:
- Most of the drivers we use today were imported from Linux 2.0.
+ Most of the drivers we use today were imported from Linux 2.0 series.
For network cards,
Linux 2.6.29 drivers are available through [[DDE|hurd/dde]] --
however, this is not fully integrated yet,