Microkernel 14 Network 6 Object-Oriented 19 POSIX Realtime 11 Research Submicrokernel 11 TRON 8
Amoeba 2 Apostle 14 Archy 13 AtheOS 12 AtomsNet 56 AuroraOS 237 B-Free 8 BlueEyedOS 40 BoxOS 237 bpmk 3 BRiX 8 BSD-OS 1 Calmira 8 ChorusOS 5 CP-M 15 Croquet 25 Darwin 8 Degenerate OS 237 Delitalk 87 demingOS 87 dingOS DOS2 217 DragonFly BSD 9 DR-DOS 8 dr'ex 11 DS-OS 10 eCos 5 EduOS 10 E.R.I.K.A. 11 Erlang 218 EROS 10 Exopc 11 Express 1 FDOS 10 Fiasco 13 FlashOS 237 Flux-Fluke-Flask 1 Fox 1 FreeBSD 74 FreeDOS 11 FreeRTOS 4 FreeVMS 71 FullPliant 8 GEM 11 Gemini Nucleus 14 GNOME 86 GNU Hurd 17 GNUstep 71 Go 87 Hactar 237 HOPE 2 Ianix Inferno 11 JNode 11 JOS 11 JTMOS 14 JX 11 2K 3 KAOS 237 Katix 11 KDE 610 KolibriOS 4 KOS 10 L4 13 LeeOS 10 leJOS 11 LinksOS 14 Linux 2,380 MenuetOS 10 MINIX 14 Miranda 11 Mobius 237 MorphOS 9 MOSIX 56 Mungi 11 muVinix 14 Nemesis 3 NetBSD 49 NewOS 14 Nimbus 14 Nova 3 Objex 87 Odiseo 11 OpenBeOS 40 OpenBSD 95 OpenRavenscar 15 OpenSolaris 5 OS-C 3 OZONE 87 PIOS 6 PizziOS 237 Plan 9 30 Plex86 237 POSYS 14 PublicOS 87 RadiOS 11 RCOSjava 11 RDOS 237 ReactOS 14 ReWin 237 Roadrunner 11 ROME 87 RTEMS 6 rtmk 11 RTMX 3 RxDOS 4 Sanos 11 ScottsNewOS 237 Self-R 15 S.Ha.R.K. 5 ShawnOS 10 Slikware 10 sMultiTA 14 SOBS 14 SPIN 5 Spoon 14 Squeak 102 SunriseOS 10 Syllable 9 Synapse 237 TABOS 237 Thix 6 TinyOS 14 Torsion 11 Trinary 87 TUNES 3 UberOS 10 Unununium 11 V2 OS 6 Vapour 11 Visopsys 237 VSTa 1 XAOS 237 Xinu 6 x-kernel 134 Yamit 38
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Language-OS Hybrids - Languages, Programming, Computers 8
Open Source - Languages, Programming, Computers 2
WinRefunds - Microsoft, Licensing, Software, Computers 24
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Education - Operating Systems, Software, Computers 10
Ada BSD 272 DOS Mach 38 ML 1 Oberon 51 Open Firmware 7 Unix 6
IDA Open Source Migration GuidelinesIDA Open Source Migration Guidelines
From EUROPA Interchange of Data between Administrations, European Commission strategic initiative; practical, detailed recommendations ton migrate to Open Source Software office programs, calendaring, e-mail, others; developed with guidance from public sector IT experts of 9 nations; 418 pages; description, downloads.
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Cefarix OSCefarix OS
New project, intended as stable, fast, secure, reliable, easy to use, 32-bit protected mode OS for x86 and later PowerPC systems, open source, many features, graphical user interface (GUI), to replace Microsoft Windows, all versions.
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Free Linux CD ProjectFree Linux CD Project
Volunteers send used open source OS CDs (mostly Linux) to people who need them. Please contribute CDs or get a free CD.
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FreeOS.comFreeOS.com
Resource Center for Free Operating Systems: articles, documentation, download sites, news, links, and anything related to all Free OSs.
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GeckOS/A65GeckOS/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.
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KOSH: Community Operating System and HardwareKOSH: 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.
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LittleOSLittleOS
New operating system. Goal: to be stable and easy to use. Everyone can join. In Français and English. [Open Source]
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MacPortsMacPorts
Aims to provide an easy way to install various open-source software products on MacOS X.
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Managing the Complexity CurveManaging the Complexity Curve
Short paper explains ease, costs to maintain system changes over time. Two models contrasted: closed vs. open source. For closed source, the more one knows, the harder it gets. For open source, the more one knows, the easier it gets.
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Stupid OSStupid OS
OS from India, coded in assembly and C; news, source and binary downloads. [Open Source]
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WebRing: Free Operating SystemsWebRing: Free Operating Systems
Several sites offering free OSs.
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China to Invest in Linux-based SoftwareChina to Invest in Linux-based Software
Government plans to put financial effort into Linux-based software; may rival Microsoft Windows in one of world's fastest-growing technology markets, official says. [CNN.com] (November 5, 2003)
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Report: Japan, Korea, China to Break Windows TiesReport: Japan, Korea, China to Break Windows Ties
Plans for governments and private sector firms of China, Japan, South Korea, to jointly work together to develop new OS to rival Microsoft Windows to be unveiled later this week, according to 2 Japanese newspaper reports. [InfoWorld] (September 2, 2003)
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Japanese Manufacturers Back Off Proprietary OSesJapanese Manufacturers Back Off Proprietary OSes
Japanese consumer electronics makers are backing away from efforts to move proprietary OSs into wider use, turning instead to open source OSs, mostly Linux. [EE Times] (January 23, 2003)
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