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5 open-source operating systems everyone mistakes for Linux

Linux has been used as a catch-all term for any free, open-source operating system that prioritizes user control over systems like Windows or macOS. Although many share command-line interfaces and a ...
Android

Huawei's Android-free 'HarmonyOS NEXT' OS has a launch date

Huawei has just announced a launch date for its Android-free operating system, HarmonyOS NEXT. Huawei will announce it in China on October 22, during a press conference that will kick off at 7 PM ...
Wired

/e/OS Is Better Than Android. You Should Try It

Google's Android mobile operating system is open source, which means anyone can, in theory, build their own mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Why, then, are ...
TechSpot

FreeDOS, now 30 years old, will soon run Windows 3.x

Prompt Forever: FreeDOS is a free operating system designed to be a competent replacement for MS-DOS and other prompt-based operating systems. The project still has to achieve perfect compatibility ...
Wired

The Best Alternative Operating Systems to Get Google Off Your Phone

Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...