Open Source
Open Source
Open Source Links
- LittleOS project New open source operating system. Goal: to be stable and easy to use. Everyone can join the project!
- InfiniteOS An open source OS for the Mac. No real GUI yet, it is more of a CLI. Join us!
- Free Linux CD Project Volunteers who send used Linux and other open source OS CDs to people who need them. Please contribute your CDs or get a Free CD.
- BreakWindows.com Open source news, scripts, software. Tips: Linux, FreeBSD, C programming, PERL scripting, reviews of many popular free OSs: Linux, BSD, BeOS.
- Visopsys VISual OPerating SYStem: small, home-brew, open source, 32-bit multitasking OS kernel for Intel x86 computers. Not yet released. Also links, and some free code bits for developers, on various pages.
- legOS Unofficial, free Lego OS: open-source embedded OS for LEGO Mindstorms (Lego bricks with brains). Compared to the standard software, it has far better performance and flexibility.
- SioKAOS New, under-development compatibility OS.
- GeckOS/A65 Full-featured, preemptive multi-tasking/threading operating system for 6502. Implements some Unix-like features: signals, semaphores, relocatable fileformat, standard library, internet support via a type of simplified sockets, virtual consoles.
- Corel's Open Source Development Community Corel shows a strong commitment to the Open Source community and devotes large resources to projects such as setup UI, WINE, printing technologies.
- FreeOS.com Resource Center for Free Operating Systems: articles, documentation, download sites, news, links, and anything related to all Free OSs.
- Colelus project We at Daybo Logic are developing a partially open source OS. Interest welcomed.
- SkyOS Now in its 3rd release, this open-source OS shows a lot of potential. It has a full featured GUI, network and Sound Blaster support, mice, video, many file systems, more.
- dingOS Official site; open source project to produce full, Unix-like OS, including kernel and user programs.
- PIOS: Pleasant Interactive Operating System Free UNIX clone OS developed by PIE Software Inc., for IBM PC compatibles.
- PublicOS Want to be part of a Great Operating System under development? You don't even need special skills. Come and check our site out.
- SpecOS Working title for long-term project with goal: create an alternative operating system for 80x86 based machines which is Spectrum compatible.
- JeniOS Next generation OS for Intel x86 PCs and compatibles, begun late 1998. Site is sparse so far.
- TheStuff.net Volunteer-based web site committed to providing non-biased information to the computer industry.
- Cefarix OS Intended as stable, graphical OS for x86 platform, to replace Microsoft 'Windows and Windows NT'; open source 32-bit protected mode OS; many features, graphical user interface: GUI.
- Alliance OS New open-source project to develop an operating system based on ideas in the Caching Model of OS functionality as developed at Stanford University.
- Free Operating Systems
- Managing the Complexity Curve Short paper explains ease and expense to maintain OS changes over time. Contrasting models are shown for closed vs. open source: with closed source, the more you know the harder it gets, with open source the more you know the easier it gets.
- KAOS: Kick Ass Operating System Preemtive, multitasking OS for MIPS R4400 processor.
- FREENIX Tiny, well done page of links to resources and distribution channels for freely redistributable UNIX, and a few other open source software projects.
- Plex86.org Open source extensible PC virtualization software program to allow running multiple OSs concurrently on one PC/workstation.
- Bart Project Freeware, multivalue OS database virtual machine for Windows; best summed up as Pick For Windows.
- FLOPS: Frank Lovro's OPerating System Newly rewritten, in Pascal, Assembly, some parts to be in C. Will have Graphical User Interface: GUI.
- KOSH: Community Operating System and Hardware A concept that has been around in one form or another for many years. Its root is the failure of single companies to address all the needs of all its customers, lack of interactivity, communications, feedback and involvement between producer and consumer, and lack of radical advancement and innovation due to fear of the producer in alienating its biggest customers.
- STORM New free French OS with source!
- WebRing: Free Operating Systems About a dozen sites offering free OSs.
- demingOS Open-source, component based OS using message-based programming, threadless execution, and virtual file systems to be a fully modular programming environment. No code yet, but 2 very clear explanations of philosophy. Good reading.
- XMLOS mailing list eXtensible Markup Language OS; mailing list for XMLOS open source initiative, soon to be putting up a website. To be built using XML, XSL, XSLT, and XQL.
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