Niche Operating Systems

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."

How about this for a niche OS

[Tim Macinta]

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 [geocities.com] users.

Re:How about this for a niche OS

[gowen]

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...

new OS announcement ;-)

[McFly777]

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?

Re:Jesux

[Anonymous Coward]

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

Re:How about OS's that should be brought back?

[Malcontent]

Yea it's called NT now.

Hey...

[seanmeister]

They left out emacs!!!

(ducks and runs...)

Re:Different types of niche operating systems

[Earlybird]

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).

Re:Different types of niche operating systems

[woggo]

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

Bad Joke

[Anonymous Coward]

The sky is falling!