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I tried these 4 bizarre operating systems—here’s how it went

I'm no stranger to weird operating systems. I've run Tails from a USB stick (an OS that blew the lid off the NSA) and ...
Purdue University

In Print: ‘Operating System Design: The Xinu Approach’

The Xinu Approach Purdue author Douglas Comer Publisher Chapman & Hall Publication date May 22, 2025 About the book (from the publisher) Lauded for ...
Hackaday

An Entire RISC-V Operating System In 2000 Lines

While Microsoft and Apple don’t release the source code for their operating systems, a good estimate is that it takes around 50 million lines of code to run these software behemoths. The Linux kernel ...
ZDNet

What are open-source operating systems? Everything you need to know

What are open-source operating systems? Underpinning an operating system, for example Windows on your PC or Android on your phone, is many, many lines of code. Allowing anyone to inspect the source ...
Network World

SGI compares Linux, Unix source code

An open letter to the Linux community published this week by Silicon Graphics indicates that SGI has conducted a comprehensive comparison of the Linux kernel and the Unix System V source code owned by ...
LinuxInsider

HP Slaps Open Source License on Unix File System

HP announced Monday it is letting its Tru64 Unix Advanced File System (AdvFS) source code run free in the Linux community. Access to this code will provide capabilities that increase uptime, enhance ...
AppleInsider

How to use foreign file systems in macOS

Apple's macOS provides a way to mount and access storage volumes used by other operating systems on your desktop. Here's how to get started. Your Mac is able to read an audio CD, or most USB thumbs ...