Just try Plan 9 already

I will not pass up an opportunity to make you talk about Plan 9, so let's focus on Acme.

Acme is remarkable for what it represents: a class of application that leverages a simple, text-based GUI to create a compelling model of interacting with all of the tools available in the Unix (or Plan 9) environment. Cox calls it an “integrating development environment,” distinguishing it from th

https://www.osnews.com/story/144590/just-try-plan-9-already/

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Just try Plan 9 already – OSnews

MenuetOS 1.59.20 released

MenuetOS, the operating system written in x86-64 assembly, has released two new versions since we last talked about it roughly two months ago. In fact, I'm not actually sure it's just two, or more, or fewer, since it seems sometimes releases disappear entirely from the changelog, making things a bit unclear. Anyway, since the last time we talked about MenuetOS, it got improvements to v

https://www.osnews.com/story/144562/menuetos-1-59-20-released/

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MenuetOS 1.59.20 released – OSnews

The 64-bit Hurd for Gux is here

Fifteen months have passed since our last Guix/Hurd on a Thinkpad X60 post and a lot has happened with respect to the Hurd.

And most of you will have guessed, unless you skipped the title of this post, the rumored x86_64 support has landed in Guix!
↫ Janneke Nieuwenhuizen and Yelninei at the Guix blog

A huge amount of work has gone into this effort over the past 18 mo

https://www.osnews.com/story/144525/the-64-bit-hurd-for-gux-is-here/

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The 64-bit Hurd for Gux is here – OSnews

Here's why the webzine OS News will NEVER use AI in its writing process; not for research; not for illustration; not for anything at all 🙅‍♂️

It's an exercise in being able to acknowledge this, and it's courageous to state it officially.

The Scott Shambaugh case is given as an example, and it should also give us pause for thought.

https://www.osnews.com/story/144405/why-do-i-not-use-ai-at-osnews/

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Why do I not use “AI” at OSNews? – OSnews

F9: an L4-style microkernel for ARM Cortex-M

F9 is an L4-inspired microkernel designed for ARM Cortex-M, targeting real-time embedded systems with hard determinism requirements. It implements the fundamental microkernel principles—address spaces, threads, and IPC, while adding advanced features from industrial RTOSes.
↫ F9 kernel GitHub page

For once, not written in Rust, and comes with bot

https://www.osnews.com/story/144430/f9-an-l4-style-microkernel-for-arm-cortex-m/

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F9: an L4-style microkernel for ARM Cortex-M – OSnews

Why do I not use “AI” at OSNews?

In my fundraiser pitch published last Monday, one of the things I highlighted as a reason to contribute to OSNews and ensure its continued operation stated that "we do not use any 'AI'; not during research, not during writing, not for images, nothing." In the comments to that article, someone asked:

Why do I care if you use AI?
↫ A comment posted on OSNews

A few d

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Why do I not use “AI” at OSNews? – OSnews

The official unplanned emergency OSNews fundraiser!

It's time for an OSNews fundrasier! This time, it's unplanned due to a financial emergency after our car unexpectedly had to be scrapped (you can find more details below). If you want to support one of the few independent technology news websites left, this is your chance. OSNews is entirely supported by you, our readers, so go to our

https://www.osnews.com/story/144352/the-official-unplanned-emergency-osnews-fundraiser/

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The official unplanned emergency OSNews fundraiser! – OSnews

@flexion Makes me think @thomholwerda might want to build and run geomyidae on his HP thingie.

Given how minimal it is the chances of building on pretty much anything are high.

Where’s my #Gopher #osnews .

OpenVMS 9.2-3 x64 now has local console on OPA0

I previously covered x64 OpenVMS release on VMware. This was insanely cool achievement for the operating system. While it had no practical ramification there was one small annoyance. The OS console was on a serial port. In VMware it meant another VM connected via named pipe.

Now OpenVMS x64 supports (limited?) local console on OPA0.
↫ Virt

https://www.osnews.com/story/144315/openvms-9-2-3-x64-now-has-local-console-on-opa0/

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OpenVMS 9.2-3 x64 now has local console on OPA0 – OSnews

9front GEFS SERVICE PACK 1 released

9front, by far the best operating system in the whole world, pushed out a new release, titled "GEFS SERVICE PACK 1". Even with only a few changes, this is still, as always, a more monumental, important, and groundbreaking release than any other operating system release i history. Everything changes, today, bcause exec() now supports shell-scripts as interpreter in #

https://www.osnews.com/story/144278/9front-gefs-service-pack-1-released/

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9front GEFS SERVICE PACK 1 released – OSnews