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Niche Operating Systems

Posted by michael on from the help-i-have-too-many-programs-that-run-on-my-OS dept.

Eugenia writes: "So, you think that BeOS or AtheOS are niche Operating Systems? Well, you haven't seen anything yet. OSNews provides a list and short description of the most active and most promising Operating Systems written by individuals or small teams just for the fun of it or because they have a dream of how the perfect OS should be (is there such a thing though?). Some of them, like SkyOS for example, are even quite far down the line in terms of usability and advancements."

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  1. How about this for a niche OS by Tim+Macinta · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I first looked at the title I mis-read "niche" and thought somebody had created a "Nietzsche" operating system. Now that would be a niche OS. What would such an OS do? I supposed it could complain about Jesux users.

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    1. Re:How about this for a niche OS by gowen · · Score: 5, Funny
      I suppose it could complain about Jesux users.


      Jesux's webpage hasn't been updated for two years, so it looks like development may have stopped. I wouldn't rule out the whole distribution suddenly rising from the dead though...
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  2. new OS announcement ;-) by McFly777 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am thinking of developing a new OS with the aim of making everybody happy.

    I think I will call it CheeriOS.

    Hmmm... you don't think General Mills will mind do you?

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  3. Re:Jesux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm currently working on a Unix-based windows manager - PlatoX. No actual windows. It only supports dialogs.

  4. Re:How about OS's that should be brought back? by Malcontent · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yea it's called NT now.

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  5. Hey... by seanmeister · · Score: 3, Funny

    They left out emacs!!!

    (ducks and runs...)

  6. Re:Different types of niche operating systems by Earlybird · · Score: 3, Funny
    You left another important category:
    • "Wannabe" systems that are written by idealistic, hopeful and often naïve developers, often trying to emulate the success of Linux. Some of these are clearly over-ambitious. But it all has to start somewhere (apparently Finland works for some people).
  7. Re:Different types of niche operating systems by woggo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Your request implies that some well-spoken, photogenic hacker exists. That may be the big problem to solve first.

  8. Bad Joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The sky is falling!