Hello, it appears to me like the whole world is focused around making OSes that are all POSIX compliant. That means that they are basically the same, with a few personal touches here an there. My question is if there is some project that attempts to do something different, putting new ideas on the table.
While this not just looks good and simple, it actually is very usable too: home brewed GNUstep desktop on Ubuntu 24.04
Just today I started to know Redox OS, but I don't know much about operating systems; I find it curious that it is written in Rust and that its file system is inspired by ZFS. However, as I say, I don't know much, to say the least, and I wanted to know opinions as an alternative to Linux/BSD.
Of course I asked him if it's okay for me to share this on the internet. Really didn't expect him to respond!
Hello, all!
I've seen posts here on Reddit from over a decade ago discussing free shell services. I'm hoping to restart the conversation regarding free shell accounts. I currently have an account at sdf.org that I've had for decades; I also recently created a shell at blinkenshell.org and requested one from efn.lt.
Are there currently any other free shell providers (preferably on Linux or NetBSD) that you all are aware of? I found a webpage, from 2026 no less, that claimed to provide quite a list of free shell services. All but four or five of the sites referenced were gone, down, or worse, a domain-for-sale page. I found this discouraging.
I really like the sense of community at sdf.org. I would like to try to replicate that with my own free shell service if there's adequate interest. If there's enough interest here, I'd be willing to spend the ~ $40/month for a dedicated VPS to host this one.
Thoughts?
What software to get it
I already have X installed. And the build tools. Vim.