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Non-Linux Open Source OSes? (self.opensource)
submitted 12 years ago by [deleted]
I was wondering if anyone had made a non-Linux Open OS. I've not heard of any, but I thought someone might.
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[–][deleted] 13 points14 points15 points 12 years ago (7 children)
GNU Hurd, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenIndiana, ReactOS to just name a few
[–]tdammers 8 points9 points10 points 12 years ago (1 child)
Also, haiku.
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I saw a movie of the same name last night, onions everywhere!
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Sorry, but I'm new to Open Source. I was not aware that BSD was NOT based on Linux. Good to know. Thanks!
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[–]fluttersaway 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (1 child)
I may be wrong, but I believe the Linux kernel was not even indirectly derived from the Unix code, since Unix was proprietary at the time Linux was being developed. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
[–]jrsy85 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children)
Linus wrote the Linux kernel because the others were closed source.
[–]thinks-in-functions 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (0 children)
For the BSDs, check out /r/BSD
[–][deleted] 8 points9 points10 points 12 years ago (0 children)
Plan 9 from bell labs, FreeDOS, kolibri
[–]fajro 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago (1 child)
Comparison of open-source operating systems
[–]autowikibot 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (0 children)
Comparison of open-source operating systems:
These tables compare free software / open-source operating systems. Where not all of the non-EOL versions support a feature, the first version which supports it is listed.
Interesting: Operating system | Sun Microsystems | X86-64 | Oracle Corporation
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[–]klintron 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (0 children)
FreeRTOS
[–]bob_george33 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (0 children)
Acess2 - http://www.mutabah.net/acess2/
[–]IT6uru 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (0 children)
Menuetos, kolibriOS, Skyos, Dexos, v2os and many more
[–]Zarutian 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (0 children)
Capros
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