A New Operating System -- What to Call It?

6 pointsby mudge18년 전15 comments

Any idea of what to call a new operating system? The other day the name Astronaut struck me. I'd want it to be small enough for one person but powerful enough to take him/her to outer space.

I wrote about making a new operating system a few days ago: http://nickmudge.info/?post=91

12 comments

kxt18년 전

Disclaimer: I don't want to offend you, I have nothing personal against you (I don't even know anything about you).

But.

I have seen this many times. People have their Great Idea. Like writing a whole new operating system. However, they do this by staring threads on the internets about how great their operating system will be. Without having actual goals (other than the vague ideas about what will make their system so great), doing their research on the topic or even having the necessary skills to start.

If you really intend to create a new operating system, then go for it. I'd be happy to see your next post in 3-6 months about the "New operating system I've been developing and published in <this> git repo. It has no name yet, and can boot only on <insert virtual machine>, and doesn't do too much even on that one. I also have plans to do <this> and <this> in the next months. Comments welcome."

See template: http://www.linux.org/people/linus_post.html

plinkplonk18년 전

"I wrote about making a new operating system a few days ago:"

You also posted a "I am thinking of writing an operating system" link to ycombinator(http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=162938) a few days ago. Now you post another asking for a name. Lines of code == zero!

How about you actually write an operating system and then submit a link?

I, for one, really don't want to see a series of " I am thinking of writing an operating system", "I want a name for an operating system" , " hey I wrote my first line of code for an operating system" "hey I did my first check in" .... series of posts.

Please, write the damn thing and THEN post here! Thanks in advance,

aggieben18년 전

Yes. If we want play by play, we can all do `git log`.

yan18년 전

While picking a name, make sure to pick a cute mascot, design a boot loader graphic, create an online community, ponder about destroying Microsoft before committing a single line of code to your repository.

I'm sorry, I really don't mean to be personal but if I had a nickel every time I read about people creating their new awesome operating system and having it never materialize, I'd have some snacks right now.

Like others said, write a first prototype, create a rough draft of most subsystems and then make this post. You'll earn a lot more respect.

xenoterracide18년 전

names can come later.

the original name of linux was 'freax'.

I remember your original post. Is this OS going to be a *nix?

astronaut isn't original enough (although it sounds like a good release name)

osname 1.0 astronaut :P

I've nothing off the top of my head though...

revorad18년 전

All this baseless talk about a new OS is a really lowly linkbaiting and karma-earning strategy.

Can we stop upmodding such stories please?

bigtoga18년 전

Dunny why, but the name "Cherry" pops into my head. Best of luck to you.

kxt18년 전

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CherryOS

hcho18년 전

YAOS? Yet Another Operating System.

jcl18년 전

Or perhaps KAOS: KAOS Is Not An Acronym For Anything.

Hexayurt18년 전

well, given your focus on virtualization, what about something that references clones / zombies / ants / Neos

replicant?

googlable helps

ivrokv18년 전

how about vapornix? or vaporOS?

anupamkapoor18년 전

mudge's os ... smudge ?

tgdavies18년 전

mudnicks

st3alther18년 전

<b>st3alther was HERE</b> the New Ubuntu ver. 8 was Update and More secure.