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Osicat is lightweight operating system interface for Common Lisp on POSIX-like systems. Osicat uses UFFI for foreign bindings, so it is relatively portable, though most active development happens on SBCL and Debian GNU/Linux, so other platforms may experience wrinkles..

HeavenOS is an original, alternative 32-bit operating system for Intel 80386 compatible processors. It is made with NASM (The Netwide Assembler), and is not intended to compare to modern operating systems, but to try to get the best features and discover better ways to do things. HeavenOS...

Openwall GNU/*/Linux (or Owl for short) is a security-enhanced operating system with Linux and GNU software as its core, compatible with other major distributions of GNU/*/Linux. Openwall GNU/*/Linux is intended as a server platform. And, of course, it is free.. A portable public domain password...


Platforms: *nix

Phantomix is a Knoppix based Operating System running on a CD drive without using the hard drive. Phantomix Live CD is configured to use the Tor and Privoxy software for anonymous internet communication. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC,...


Platforms: *nix

Asianux is a Linux server operating system which is co-developed by Chinese Leading Linux vendor Red Flag Software Co., Ltd. and Japanese Linux vendor Miracle Linux Corporation and Korean Linux software vendor Haansoft, INC, aiming at the common-standard enterprise Linux platform for Enterprise...


Platforms: *nix

ROCKate is a LiveCD, a complete operating system that operates without installing it on a harddisk. It focuses on giving people a chance to protect their privacy on the Internet. The LiveCD achieves this goal by using the Tor network for anonymity and delivers all applications pre-configured to...


Platforms: *nix

S-M-S stands for Slackware Mini Server ans is a Linux operating system console based and manageable through webmin interface. Although described as a mini server, have all the features of a powerful server such as apache2, sendmail, spamassassin, clamav, squid, iptables firewall, mysql, cups and...


Platforms: *nix

OpenVZ Live CD is an Operating System-level server virtualization solution, built on Linux. OpenVZ creates isolated, secure virtual environments — VEs (otherwise known as virtual private servers, or VPSs) on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that...


Platforms: *nix

Syllable was born in July 2002 as a fork of the AtheOS operating system. Several AtheOS developers, concerned about the long-term development of AtheOS, created Syllable to ensure that development would continue. Syllables goal is to create a reliable and easy-to-use open source operating...


Platforms: *nix

Xprobe is an alternative to some tools which are heavily dependent upon the usage of the TCP protocol for remote active operating system fingerprinting. Xprobe I combines various remote active operating system fingerprinting methods using the ICMP protocol, which were discovered during the...


Platforms: *nix

LSE/OS is a nanokernel based operating system dedicated for the x86. LSE/OS is a good choice for PC/104 embedded systems..


Platforms: *nix

TALK is a strictly and statically typed assembly language that is flexible and powerful enough to write operating system kernels. For example, memory management (i.e. malloc/free) and multi-thread management can be implemented in TALK..


Platforms: *nix

TOS is an experimental operating system kernel which is written in our strictly and statically typed assembly language, TALK. Today, computers (PCs, cell-phones, etc.) are widely used in the world and their network become one of the indispensable social infrastructures. Therefore, the...


Platforms: *nix

TrueBSD is a LiveCD operating system based on FreeBSD with many useful applications. All open programs will keep working even when you eject LiveCD (using command cdcontrol eject) in order to get some data from your own CDs. Just dont forget to insert the LiveCD again before starting any other...


Platforms: *nix

UPC LiveCD is a UPC-enabled Linux operating system on a CD-ROM disc. It runs directly from the CD without installing. I created it to demonstrate UPC programming on the SC2005 conference. With UPC LiveCD, you can try out UPC programming without the need of a multiprocessor environment. UPC...


Platforms: *nix

Keriver 1-Click Restore Pro is a very easy but powerful OS backup and restore software. This program has the following features: 1. Back up the operating system while you are using it. 2. It can makes incremental or differential backups after the initial full backup (i.e. only back up...


Platforms: Windows

Keriver 1-Click Restore Free is a very easy OS backup and restore software. This program has the following features: 1. Back up the operating system while you are using it. 2. It can makes incremental or differential backups after the initial full backup (i.e. only back up the changes...


Platforms: Windows

CheckOsVer is small, free program which will report your Operating System Version and also the version of the Windows Common Controls installed on your Windows PC. CheckOsVer is completely free. You may use it and distribute it freely to anyone you like. If you want to include CheckOsVer with...


Platforms: Windows, Other

ReactOS is an advanced free open source operating system providing a ground-up implementation of a Microsoft Windows XP compatible operating system. ReactOS aims to achieve complete binary compatibility with both applications and device drivers meant for NT and XP operating systems, by using a...


Platforms: Windows, C/C++,

ROS can build robot control systems in different languages and on different platforms.As compared to other frameworks (CARMEN, Player, Orca), ROS is designed specifically for the forthcoming generation of mobile manipulation platforms.This operating system was written using C, C++, Python and...


Platforms: Mac, *nix, C/C++, BSD Solaris