SkyOS

SkyOS
Developer	Robert Szeleney
Working state	Halted
Source model	Closed source
Initial release	December 15, 1997; 26 years ago
Marketing target	Desktop users
Available in	Multilingual
Platforms	IA-32
Kernel type	Monolithic
License	Proprietary
Official website	web.archive.org/web/20130901090439/http://www.skyos.org/

SkyOS is a discontinued prototype operating system. SkyOS is mostly POSIX-compliant. It comes with the core of the open source GNU tools, including GCC.

Many Linux or other UNIX programs, like AbiWord and Gaim, run on SkyOS thanks to its POSIX compliance and GTK+ support. Some games, like Quake, have also been ported.

Development started in 1996.^[1] Its first version was released in December 1997.^[2]

Up until version 4.x the OS was free.^[3] After 2003, SkyOS's beta version cost $30.^[4]

It was made by Robert Szeleney.

References

↑ Bednář, Vojtěch (July 13, 2009). "Rekviem za operační systém SkyOS" (in Czech). root.cz. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
↑ "Die Windows-Alternative aus Oberösterreich" (in German). Der Standard. December 23, 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
↑ Matt (August 12, 2013). "Last SkyOS 5.0 beta released for free". OSNews. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
↑ Loli, Eugenia (December 17, 2003). "SkyOS 5 Beta Testing Cycle is Open". OSNews. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

Other websites

SkyOs official website Archived 2020-05-12 at the Wayback Machine

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[root.cz2009-07-13-1] Bednář, Vojtěch (July 13, 2009). "Rekviem za operační systém SkyOS" (in Czech). root.cz. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[DerStandard-2] "Die Windows-Alternative aus Oberösterreich" (in German). Der Standard. December 23, 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[osnews2013-08-12-3] Matt (August 12, 2013). "Last SkyOS 5.0 beta released for free". OSNews. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[4] Loli, Eugenia (December 17, 2003). "SkyOS 5 Beta Testing Cycle is Open". OSNews. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

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