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If you could make a non-linux OS go mainstream, which one would you pick? (programming.dev)

submitted 5 months ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I make the specification of non-linux because otherwise this would just become a thread full of obscure distros that do the same thing as a million other distros.

Some lesser known OSs:

AROS - based on Amiga OS, has some derivatives like IcarOS and MorphOS
Haiku - based on BeOS
Redox - Unix-like, made in Rust (might technically count as linux?)
Serenity - Unix-like, very late 90s look and feel
Kolibri - Tiny OS, the image is ~44MB. It also has a smaller version that fits in a single floppy.
PhantomOS - When 3 Russians decide to turn everything about a typical OS upside down.

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[-] Glitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 5 months ago

PalmOS as an alternative to Android/ios

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 5 months ago

Do you mean the successor WebOS? Cause I thought that was pretty cool when I test-drove it in a mobile store.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 5 months ago

It really feels like any alternative in mobile space would be a welcome addition, though first we'd need OEMs to stop being assholes and allow users to more easily install custom ROMs or whatever.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Youtube in 160x160 at 1bpp.

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

I'm pretty sure it was 2 bits per pixel; my Palm M125 could do four shades of grey.

[-] maniii@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Now only to be found on LG TVs. :-(

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