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Top 23 C operating-system Projects
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> Not long ago I remember coming across some discussions about upgrading SChannel (the actual TLS component in Windows) in older versions using OpenSSL or other TLS libraries, but can't find at the moment.
ReactOS has an schannel.dll built around the mbedTLS library: https://github.com/reactos/reactos/tree/master/dll/win32/sch...
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ravynos
A BSD-based OS project that aims to provide source and binary compatibility with macOS® and a similar user experience.
Project mention: FreeBSD: How Can We Make It More Attractive to New Users? | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-10-12Another angle to look at this is ravynOS, a desktop OS that could attract people interested in MacOS. The project is based on FreeBSD and has lots of customization to provide a familiar desktop experience. While the main site hasn't been updated for a while, the GitHub has a release from this year.
https://ravynos.com/
https://github.com/ravynsoft/ravynos
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unikraft
A next-generation cloud native kernel designed to unlock best-in-class performance, security primitives and efficiency savings.
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PureDarwin
Darwin is the Open Source core of macOS, and PureDarwin is a community project to extend Darwin into a complete, usable operating system.
https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/distribution-iOS
I'm not sure how it all fits together but people have even made an open source distribution of the base of darwin, the underlying OS:
https://github.com/PureDarwin/PureDarwin
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egos-2000
Envision a future where every student can read all the code of a teaching operating system.
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Project mention: Oxide Cuts Data Center Power Consumption in Half | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-11-21
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brutal
🏢 An operating system inspired by brutalist design that combines the ideals of UNIX from the 1970s with modern technology and engineering
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xboot
The extensible bootloader for embedded system with application engine, write once, run everywhere.
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Project mention: DreamShell: Operating System for the Sega Dreamcast | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-09
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Project mention: Fiwix: Unix-like kernel for the i386 architecture | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-07-02
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
C operating-system discussion
C operating-system related posts
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Oxide Cuts Data Center Power Consumption in Half
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FreeBSD: How Can We Make It More Attractive to New Users?
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The Last Sun Sparc Workstation
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CVE-2023-2163: How we found and fixed an eBPF Linux Kernel Vulnerability
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"Doors" in Solaris: Lightweight RPC Using File Descriptors (1996)
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Unikraft: Ultra-Lightweight Virtual Machines
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ExectOS – brand new operating system which derives from NT architecture
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Index
What are some of the best open-source operating-system projects in C? This list will help you:
| Project | Stars | |
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| 1 | reactos | 14,826 |
| 2 | raspberry-pi-os | 13,254 |
| 3 | ravynos | 5,685 |
| 4 | unikraft | 2,863 |
| 5 | PureDarwin | 2,238 |
| 6 | egos-2000 | 2,220 |
| 7 | illumos-gate | 1,653 |
| 8 | helenos | 1,376 |
| 9 | brutal | 1,053 |
| 10 | jsos | 1,035 |
| 11 | winix | 941 |
| 12 | phantomuserland | 901 |
| 13 | xboot | 826 |
| 14 | opuntiaOS | 662 |
| 15 | ponyos | 514 |
| 16 | DreamShell | 448 |
| 17 | Fiwix | 436 |
| 18 | node9 | 407 |
| 19 | mos | 371 |
| 20 | HeliOS | 355 |
| 21 | MellOs | 353 |
| 22 | Polaris | 312 |
| 23 | cavOS | 286 |
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