Plan 9 is a uniquely complete operating system
From 2024, but still accurate and interesting:
Plan 9 is unique in this sense that everything the system needs is covered by the base install. This includes the compilers, graphical environment, window manager, text editors, ssh client, torrent client, web server, and the list goes on. Nearly everything a user can do with the system is avai
https://www.osnews.com/story/144752/plan-9-is-a-uniquely-complete-operating-system/
Anos: a hobby microkernel operating system written in C
Anos is a modern, opinionated, non-POSIX operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU-Linux) for x86_64 PCs and RISC-V machines.
Anos currently comprises the STAGE3 microkernel, SYSTEM user-mode supervisor, and a base set of servers implementing the base of the operating system. There is a (WIP) too
https://www.osnews.com/story/144750/anos-a-hobby-microkernel-operating-system-written-in-c/
TinyOS: ultra-lightweight RTOS for IoT devices
An ultra-lightweight real-time operating system for resource-constrained IoT and embedded devices. Kernel footprint under 10 KB, 2 KB minimum RAM, preemptive priority-based scheduling.
↫ TinyOS GitHub page
Written in C, open source, and supports ARM and RISC-V.
https://www.osnews.com/story/144735/tinyos-ultra-lightweight-rtos-for-iot-devices/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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
https://www.osnews.com/story/144405/why-do-i-not-use-ai-at-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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