Hacker News with Generative AI: Operating Systems

The Future of Flatpak (lwn.net)
At the Linux Application Summit (LAS) in April, Sebastian Wick said that, by many metrics, Flatpak is doing great.
Linux, Software, Open Source, Operating Systems, Future
251 points by dxs 12 hours ago | 170 comments
Desktop Icons of Yore (datagubbe.se)
After reading an excellent blog post about the intended use cases for moricons.dll in Windows 3.1, it seemed pertinent to spread some further love for these little images.
Desktop Icons, Windows, History, Operating Systems, Nostalgia
7 points by blakespot 17 hours ago | 0 comments
Some Life Lessons from VAX/VMS (2013) (davewentzel.com)
Operating Systems, Software Development, History
26 points by TMWNN 1 day ago | 8 comments
Advantages and Disadvantages of Windows 3.0 (homeip.net)
I hear the question from time to time what the advantages and disadvantages of Windows 3.0 were. Windows 3.0, released May 22, 1990, is generally considered the first usable version of Microsoft Windows.
Operating Systems, History, Software, Microsoft
8 points by rbanffy 2 days ago | 15 comments
Windows 11's most important new feature is post-quantum cryptography. Here's why (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft is updating Windows 11 with a set of new encryption algorithms that can withstand future attacks from quantum computers in a move aimed at jump-starting what’s likely to be the most formidable and important technology transition in modern history.
Cybersecurity, Quantum Computing, Operating Systems, Microsoft
8 points by chha 2 days ago | 0 comments
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 released (lwn.net)
Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10.
Operating Systems, Linux, Red Hat, New Releases, Software
10 points by profwalkstr 2 days ago | 0 comments
Fedora 43 Cleared to Ship with Wayland-Only Gnome (phoronix.com)
The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) today signed off on the planned change for Fedora 43 that the GNOME desktop will be Wayland-only: the GNOME X11 packages will be removed in this next Fedora Linux release.
Linux, Operating Systems, Fedora, GNOME, Wayland
5 points by freedomben 2 days ago | 0 comments
Our Journey Through Linux/Unix Landscapes (kalvad.com)
Hey there! Recently, we took a trip to Canadian University Dubai to scout for some fresh talent. One of the key questions we always ask potential interns is: "Which operating system are you using?"
Operating Systems, Linux, Unix, Education, Recruitment
19 points by alekq 3 days ago | 17 comments
Starina Microkernel OS (starina.dev)
Starina ("star" + "-ina") is a new open-source operating system aiming to be a production-ready, general-purpose, secure OS with a microkernel architecture.
Operating Systems, Open Source, Microkernels
9 points by apitman 3 days ago | 3 comments
Red Hat partners with SiFive for a RISC-V developer preview of RHEL 10 (redhat.com)
Red Hat has collaborated with SiFive to reveal the developer preview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 on the popular SiFive HiFive Premier P550 platform.
Linux, RISC-V, Developer Tools, Partnerships, Operating Systems
20 points by fork-bomber 3 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Output – An AI Agent That Controls Your Computer (Mac and Windows) (theoutput.co)
Artificial Intelligence, Software, Operating Systems, Productivity
15 points by sudhar172 3 days ago | 14 comments
Still Booting: People Stuck Using Ancient Windows Computers (bbc.com)
CTRL+ALT+DEL, but make it forever. As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.
Technology, Operating Systems, Windows, Software, Nostalgia
12 points by andrewl 3 days ago | 2 comments
Apple's $100B-a-Year App Store Will Never Be the Same (bloomberg.com)
Apple’s $100 billion-a-year App Store business will never be the same again after getting upended by lawsuits. Also: Inside Apple’s artificial intelligence crisis and what comes next; new details on iOS 19, iPadOS 19 and visionOS 3; and CarPlay Ultra is finally ready — if you can afford it.
Apple, App Stores, Lawsuits, Artificial Intelligence, Operating Systems
5 points by mfiguiere 4 days ago | 2 comments
The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source (windows.com)
Today we’re very excited to announce the open-source release of the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
Open Source, Operating Systems, Windows
1591 points by pentagrama 4 days ago | 1167 comments
We Need Lisp Machines (fultonsramblings.substack.com)
Computers have changed a lot in 51 years. 51 years ago computers were so expensive that we had to have multiple users per machine to make it financially feasible. 51 years ago most multi-user operating systems were messy, inconstant, and in general a pain in the ass. So some dude at Bell Labs built a little OS to fix the pain in the assery of multi-user OS’s and they did a wonderful job.
Programming Languages, Operating Systems
24 points by irthomasthomas 4 days ago | 10 comments
Still booting after all these years: The people using ancient Windows computers (bbc.com)
CTRL+ALT+DEL, but make it forever. As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.
Technology, Operating Systems, Nostalgia, Computers, Software
13 points by graeme 4 days ago | 2 comments
FUSE to Enjoy a Performance Improvement with Linux 6.16 (phoronix.com)
Queued up via the FUSE "for-next" Git branch ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.16 merge window is a change to increase the read directory buffer size to in turn enhance the performance.
Linux, Operating Systems, Performance Optimization
7 points by bundie 4 days ago | 0 comments
Understanding D-Bus (2016) [pdf] (bootlin.com)
Operating Systems, Linux, Software, Programming, Inter-Process Communication
10 points by transpute 4 days ago | 0 comments
Windows 10 to Linux upcycling campaign (endof10.org)
Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.
Operating Systems, Linux, Windows, Migration
8 points by disdi 4 days ago | 8 comments
The people stuck using ancient Windows computers (bbc.com)
CTRL+ALT+DEL, but make it forever. As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.
Technology, Operating Systems, Windows, Nostalgia, Computing
19 points by zdw 4 days ago | 9 comments
Benchmarking Crimes Meet Formal Verification (microkerneldude.org)
No, this isn’t about formally verifying benchmarking (BM) crimes. It’s about the use of misleading statistics in papers that apply formal methods (FM) to verify (prove correct) operating systems (OS) code – something that has been bugging me for a while.
Formal Verification, Operating Systems, Research, Software Engineering
32 points by snvzz 4 days ago | 4 comments
Embracing Slow Tech (btxx.org)
I’m writing this post on my “new” X260 ThinkPad running Garuda Linux through Wayland/Sway and it is going well so far.
Linux, Technology, Operating Systems, Laptops
14 points by CppPro 5 days ago | 0 comments
The RISC OS GUI (telcontar.net)
A look at the RISC OS 3.11 graphical interface from Acorn Computers Ltd in the United Kingdom, released in 1992 contemporary with Apple System 7. Please note that I am pretty new to this operating system so there may be inaccuracies and omissions in the text that follows. Many thanks go to David Pilling and Matthew Blissett for their assistance with this article. E&OE.
Operating Systems, GUI, History, Acorn Computers, RISC OS
75 points by rbanffy 5 days ago | 28 comments
The people stuck using ancient Windows computers (bbc.com)
CTRL+ALT+DEL, but make it forever. As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.
Technology, Operating Systems, Windows, Legacy Technology, Nostalgia
9 points by padolsey 5 days ago | 3 comments
Google says Linux Terminal VM feature isn't replacement for Android desktop mode (androidauthority.com)
A Google employee has revealed why the company recently added a Linux Terminal app to Android.
Android, Linux, Operating Systems, Google, Mobile
12 points by transpute 5 days ago | 4 comments
You do not need NixOS on the desktop (aruarian.dance)
Imagine someone came up to you and told you that there exists a perfect Linux distribution. One so perfect that, as long as you take the time to learn its arcane syntax and strange conventions, you can obtain powers that a sysadmin can only dream of. A way to describe a machine through code once, and have it never break again.
Linux, Operating Systems, NixOS
62 points by transpute 6 days ago | 97 comments
Implementing a RISC-V Hypervisor (seiya.me)
To implement a seamless Linux integration into Starina, I decided to go with a Linux lightweight VM approach similar to WSL2. This means I need to implement a hypervisor that can run Linux.
Hypervisors, RISC-V, Linux, Operating Systems, Virtualization
111 points by ingve 6 days ago | 5 comments
Catalog of Novel Operating Systems (github.com/prathyvsh)
Catalogue of novel operating systems
Operating Systems, Software, GitHub
187 points by prathyvsh 6 days ago | 63 comments
Why is Windows Compressed Folders support stuck at the turn of the century? (2018) (microsoft.com)
Every so often, a customer will ask whether Windows Compressed Folders (Zip folders) supports something fancy like AES encryption, and we have to shake our head and apologize. “Sorry, no.”
Windows, Operating Systems, Encryption, Technology, History
5 points by michalpleban 7 days ago | 2 comments
Breaking the Sound Barrier Part I: Fuzzing CoreAudio with Mach Messages (blogspot.com)
Every second, highly-privileged MacOS system daemons accept and process hundreds of IPC messages. In some cases, these message handlers accept data from sandboxed or unprivileged processes.
Security, Operating Systems, Fuzzing, macOS
9 points by weinzierl 7 days ago | 0 comments