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Forget Windows, Linux or macOS: Try These Alternative Operating Systems

23 points by gilad 7y ago

orionblastar 7y ago
They forgot AROS http://aros.sourceforge.net http://aros.sourceforge.net
anticensor 7y ago
Someone from MS managed to hijack this too. There is a Windows ad at the bottom.
rikroots 7y ago
I still miss AmigaOS ... the emulations are fantastic, but just don't feel the same to me.
- krige 7y ago
  Check out AROS sometime, it's aiming to be binary comaptible and the feel is quite similar
  - ahje 7y ago
    Yeah, I had hoped to see AROS on the list, but alas, TempleOS is apparently more mainstream. :(
fithisux 7y ago
They forgot Plan 9 and derivatives They forgot all the BSDs They forgot Genode OS They forgot AROS / MORPHOS /AmigaOS
jmkni 7y ago
Even with uBlock Origin (59/31% of requests blocked), Tech Radar still manages to bombard you with popups, banners, cookie warnings, auto playing videos and ads. Annoying!
- XzetaU8 7y ago
  Medium blocking mode can help in sites like TechRadar https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium-mode https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...
- dexen 7y ago
  Enable all filters (except the "uBlock filters – Experimental "). My uBlock Origin blocked 58/38% and I got not a single annoyance on this article.
- BubRoss 7y ago
  Anandtech and sites like it (including tech radar) are readable on a phone now that I have a pi hole set up. I should have done it a long time ago. I can't believe how little screen was left after all their junk in the way, I had to remember which sites to avoid.
HissingMachine 7y ago
No mention of Redox https://www.redox-os.org/ https://www.redox-os.org/
type0 7y ago
Such a weird list, Plan9 isn't on it but TempleOS is, seriously, wtf.
rvz 7y ago
No mention of Android, Fuchsia or Minix :(
kolio064 7y ago
The website is terrible, as well as the content of the article. TempleOS, seriously?
kburman 7y ago
Poorly curated list. If you're looking to try something different - based on c# - cosmos - based on JavaScript Ofcourse any of above the are production ready or
jryb 7y ago
It's regrettable that they have FreeBSD but not TrueOS, which addresses the one con on the list out of the box.
nooom 7y ago
I stopped reading at "Incorporating parts of noted _Windows emulator Wine_, it runs LibreOffice, [...]". It really looks like the author did little to no research on what they were talking about. edit: plus the website is absolutely horrible from a user point of view, why anyone would visit this?
rurban 7y ago
> 6. FreeBSD The secure UNIX alternative lol, they obviously didn't read the memo. Freebsd is insecure by default. https://vez.mrsk.me/freebsd-defaults.html https://vez.mrsk.me/freebsd-defaults.html

23 points by gilad 7y ago

orionblastar 7y ago

They forgot AROS http://aros.sourceforge.net http://aros.sourceforge.net

anticensor 7y ago

Someone from MS managed to hijack this too. There is a Windows ad at the bottom.

rikroots 7y ago

I still miss AmigaOS ... the emulations are fantastic, but just don't feel the same to me.

krige 7y ago
Check out AROS sometime, it's aiming to be binary comaptible and the feel is quite similar
- ahje 7y ago
  Yeah, I had hoped to see AROS on the list, but alas, TempleOS is apparently more mainstream. :(

fithisux 7y ago

They forgot Plan 9 and derivatives They forgot all the BSDs They forgot Genode OS They forgot AROS / MORPHOS /AmigaOS

jmkni 7y ago

Even with uBlock Origin (59/31% of requests blocked), Tech Radar still manages to bombard you with popups, banners, cookie warnings, auto playing videos and ads. Annoying!

XzetaU8 7y ago
Medium blocking mode can help in sites like TechRadar https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium-mode https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...
dexen 7y ago
Enable all filters (except the "uBlock filters – Experimental "). My uBlock Origin blocked 58/38% and I got not a single annoyance on this article.
BubRoss 7y ago
Anandtech and sites like it (including tech radar) are readable on a phone now that I have a pi hole set up. I should have done it a long time ago. I can't believe how little screen was left after all their junk in the way, I had to remember which sites to avoid.

HissingMachine 7y ago

No mention of Redox https://www.redox-os.org/ https://www.redox-os.org/

type0 7y ago

Such a weird list, Plan9 isn't on it but TempleOS is, seriously, wtf.

rvz 7y ago

No mention of Android, Fuchsia or Minix :(

kolio064 7y ago

The website is terrible, as well as the content of the article. TempleOS, seriously?

kburman 7y ago

Poorly curated list. If you're looking to try something different - based on c# - cosmos - based on JavaScript Ofcourse any of above the are production ready or

jryb 7y ago

It's regrettable that they have FreeBSD but not TrueOS, which addresses the one con on the list out of the box.

nooom 7y ago

I stopped reading at "Incorporating parts of noted _Windows emulator Wine_, it runs LibreOffice, [...]". It really looks like the author did little to no research on what they were talking about. edit: plus the website is absolutely horrible from a user point of view, why anyone would visit this?

rurban 7y ago

> 6. FreeBSD The secure UNIX alternative lol, they obviously didn't read the memo. Freebsd is insecure by default. https://vez.mrsk.me/freebsd-defaults.html https://vez.mrsk.me/freebsd-defaults.html