Non-Linux opensource OS's worth trying

[id1337x]

Try Now:
KollobriOS - boots instantly and fits on a 1.44 mb floppy disc.
Jnode - Purely Java operating system.

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Most new operating systems are pretty boring so I decided to just mention the ones I have seen that introduce new ideas into the seen rather then just being a clone of something else. I also would lik to point to something in development:

PhantomOS - if there is a black out you can resume for where you where right after the power is restored. No other OS does this.

[kellemes]

I see.... Tanenbaum and Tolvald have a slight disagreement with muK vs monolithic kernels though don't they? Was that the reason why the they 'Split'?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanenbaum-Torvalds_debate

[Sorivenul]

Jnode - Purely Java operating system.

JNode has made a lot of progress in recent times. I, for one, am hoping that it gains a little support, since JavaOS has been considered defunct of "legacy" since 2006. An interesting project for sure.

[MarblePanther]

I thought Linux was a stand alone project to make a free Unix like OS . I didn't think it was based off any existing code from Minix or anything of the like....

Redhat Linux is a commercial Linux that I used for a while. It is a full OS out of the box designed for corporate environments. It works very well, but I found it a little too bloated. That's the only decent non-free Linux I can think of. I have also heard good things of Suse Linux Enterprise.

Here is the original Linux kernel if anyone's interested:

http://wiki.oldos.org/Downloads/OpenSource

[Sorivenul]

Here is the original Linux kernel if anyone's interested:

http://wiki.oldos.org/Downloads/OpenSource

This is also available directly from the Kernel archives here:
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/Historic/

[MarblePanther]

This is also available directly from the Kernel archives here:
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/Historic/

Much better link than mine, since the one at oldos is .rar-ed