Hacker News with Generative AI: Operating Systems

The atrocious state of binary compatibility on Linux and how to address it (jangafx.com)
At JangaFX, we make several products that run natively on Linux. We love the flexibility and power that Linux offers our developers, but shipping software on it is a whole different challenge.
Linux, Software Development, Operating Systems, Compatibility
12 points by generichuman 1 hour ago | 4 comments
A look back: WordPerfect on DOS (2023) (technicallywewrite.com)
There was a saying in the 1980s that if you knew how to use WordPerfect, you were guaranteed a job in any office.
Word Processors, Operating Systems, History, Technology
20 points by TMWNN 3 hours ago | 23 comments
FUSE File-Systems to Support Much Longer Filenames with Linux 6.15 (phoronix.com)
Linux, File Systems, Operating Systems, Kernel, Software
5 points by LinuxBender 5 hours ago | 0 comments
How Big Is OpenVMS? (vmssoftware.com)
This question was asked during my Boot Camp presentation last fall in Boston, and over the past 35 years dozens of times people have asked, how big is VMS? That translates into "how many lines of code are in VMS"? I thought it was time to at least make a stab at pursuing some insight into the answer. I wrote some command procedures to count the number of source lines in .B32, .B64, .C, .MAR, .M64, and .S files.
Operating Systems, Programming, Software, Code, Size
9 points by jandeboevrie 7 hours ago | 0 comments
My way to remove "Linuxisms" from FreeBSD (eugene-andrienko.com)
Operating Systems, FreeBSD, Linux, Open Source
11 points by jaypatelani 22 hours ago | 2 comments
FSKit: Implement a file system that runs in user space (apple.com)
Operating Systems, Software, User Space, File Systems, Programming
38 points by ingve 1 day ago | 6 comments
Microsoft redesigns BSOD, drops QR code, frowning face, blue colour (windowslatest.com)
Microsoft is killing off the Blue Screen of Death… and replacing it with Black Screen of Death. It’s also dropping the frowning face for some reason, and I am not sure I like it because the updated screen doesn’t have enough information. Let me show how it’s changing in newer builds of Windows 11 24H2 and what it means for the IT admins.
Windows 11, Microsoft, Operating Systems, User Interface, Technology
20 points by vo2maxer 1 day ago | 4 comments
Why I run FreeBSD for my home servers (2024) (aumont.fr)
Everything is simple , everything is documented, everything make sense.Ok things are probably a bit “old-school” and use the old Unix-way to do thing.
Operating Systems, FreeBSD, Home Servers
175 points by psxuaw 1 day ago | 220 comments
Dipping my toes in OpenBSD, in Amsterdam (ewintr.nl)
Sometimes the water is cold at first.
OpenBSD, Operating Systems, Travel, Amsterdam
5 points by DJHenk 2 days ago | 1 comments
Dusk OS: a 32-bit Forth and big brother to Collapse OS (duskos.org)
Dusk OS is a 32-bit Forth and big brother to Collapse OS. Its primary purpose is to be maximally useful during the first stage of civilizational collapse, that is, when we can't produce modern computers anymore but that there's still many modern computers around.
Operating Systems, Forth, Collapse, Technology
4 points by tosh 2 days ago | 1 comments
RPCEmu is an emulator of classic Acorn computer systems (marutan.net)
RPCEmu is an emulator of classic Acorn computer systems, such as the Risc PC and A7000. It runs on multiple platforms including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X
Emulation, Retro Computing, Acorn Computers, Operating Systems
63 points by andsoitis 2 days ago | 6 comments
Win98-quickinstall: A framework and installer to quickly install Windows 98 (github.com/oerg866)
This is a framework that is intended for creating and preparing Windows 98 installation ISO images in a way that is optimized for extremely quick installation, similar to nLite, but with a completely different method and context.
Operating Systems, Software, Retro Computing, Tools
203 points by userbinator 2 days ago | 120 comments
Aurora: Maintenance-free, reliable and fast OS, stable like a Chromebook (getaurora.dev)
Get onboard. Aurora is the ultimate desktop OS for your developer workstation or the perfect maintenance-free OS for everyone. Let's gaze at the stars together, fellow traveller.
Operating Systems, Software, Development, Chromebooks
11 points by miles 2 days ago | 5 comments
The Unix-Haters Handbook (wikipedia.org)
The UNIX-HATERS Handbook is a semi-humorous edited compilation of messages to the UNIX-HATERS mailing list.
Operating Systems, Humor, Unix
10 points by rcarmo 2 days ago | 0 comments
Best Linux distro in 2025 for non-experts (ycombinator.com)
This is about finding a good linux distro for my parents to use. Apparently, Windows now requires an outlook account in order to log into your computer. Well - his outlook account has been hacked. (In fact, it's the second time he's had a Microsoft account be hacked.
Linux Distributions, Operating Systems, Personal Computing, Security
22 points by vvvnnnnvvv 2 days ago | 31 comments
Introduction to System Programming in Linux (Early Access) (nostarch.com)
Linux and Unix are essentially two takes on the same operating system, with Linux serving as the free, open-source version.
Linux, Operating Systems, System Programming
207 points by teleforce 2 days ago | 40 comments
Blue95: a desktop for your childhood home's computer room (github.com/winblues)
Blue95 is a modern and lightweight desktop experience that is reminiscent of a bygone era of computing.
Operating Systems, Nostalgia, User Interfaces, Software
556 points by elvis70 2 days ago | 309 comments
Escape Sequences in File Names (sigwait.org)
How to annoy folks who use busybox:
File Systems, Operating Systems, Programming, Security
3 points by henry_flower 2 days ago | 0 comments
MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 still run train dashboards at German railway (Jan'24) (tomshardware.com)
Technology, Operating Systems, Germany, Railways
49 points by wojtczyk 3 days ago | 13 comments
Self-contained Python scripts with uv (dusktreader.dev)
You can add uv into the shebang line for a Python script to make it a self-contained executable.
Python, Programming, Operating Systems, Shell Scripting, Executable Files
348 points by todsacerdoti 3 days ago | 107 comments
“Moonshots” Initiative to Secure the Future of RISC OS (riscosopen.org)
Cambridge, UK – 28-Mar-2025 – RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) is calling on the global technology community to support a bold new initiative to secure the long-term future of RISC OS. The company today announced the launch of its Moonshots programme – a strategic shift away from incremental development, towards large-scale engineering efforts aimed at modernising the operating system for next-generation Arm architectures.
Operating Systems, RISC OS, Technology, Open Source, Innovation
51 points by kaycebasques 3 days ago | 16 comments
Convert Linux to Windows (philipbohun.com)
Thesis: We should create a distro of Linux that runs Windows binaries by default via Wine.
Operating Systems, Linux, Wine
367 points by pbohun 3 days ago | 438 comments
The Year on Linux (world.hey.com)
I've been running Linux, Neovim, and Framework for a year now, but it easily feels like a decade or more.
Linux, Operating Systems, Personal Computing
6 points by kugurerdem 3 days ago | 0 comments
Generate autounattend.xml files for Windows 10/11 (schneegans.de)
Windows 10, Windows 11, Automation, Configuration, Operating Systems
113 points by nixass 3 days ago | 33 comments
OSS-SEC: Three bypasses of Ubuntu's unprivileged user namespace restrictions (seclists.org)
Ubuntu 23.10 introduced unprivileged user namespace restrictions (the sysctl kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns) and Ubuntu 24.04 enabled them by default.
Security, Linux, Ubuntu, Operating Systems
73 points by birdculture 3 days ago | 23 comments
Prepare()-ing for execution: a new API for process creation (github.com)
UNIX famously uses fork+exec to create processes, a simple API that is nevertheless quite tricky to use correctly and that comes with a bunch of problems.
Operating Systems, Programming, Security, API
17 points by birdculture 3 days ago | 0 comments
Vramfs: Vram Based Filesystem for Linux (github.com/Overv)
Unused RAM is wasted RAM, so why not put some of that VRAM in your graphics card to work?
Linux, Operating Systems, Graphics Cards, Memory Management
129 points by signa11 3 days ago | 41 comments
New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft sign-in even more mandatory (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft released a new Windows Insider build of Windows 11 to its experimental Dev Channel today, with a fairly extensive batch of new features and tweaks.
Windows 11, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Security
74 points by Brajeshwar 3 days ago | 47 comments
Windows 11: Removing bypassnro Script to Enhance Security and User Experience (windows.com)
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5516 (KB5054687) to the Dev Channel.
Windows 11, Security, Software Updates, Operating Systems
26 points by stefankuehnel 3 days ago | 24 comments
"Moonshots" Initiative to Secure the Future of RISC OS (riscosopen.org)
Cambridge, UK – 28-Mar-2025 – RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) is calling on the global technology community to support a bold new initiative to secure the long-term future of RISC OS. The company today announced the launch of its Moonshots programme – a strategic shift away from incremental development, towards large-scale engineering efforts aimed at modernising the operating system for next-generation Arm architectures.
Operating Systems, RISC-V, Technology, Open Source
5 points by todsacerdoti 3 days ago | 4 comments