Have come across an interesting operating system called Plan 9 that was made by the guys at Bell Labs (where UNIX was developed).
It is based on new ideas from operating systems research and written from the ground up.
It can be freely downloaded and there is lots of documentation available.
The source code is also available to browse.
It also comes in a live CD version so you can try it by booting from the CD without having to install on your hard drive.
There is also quite a bit of software been made available for it.
The developers take the approach of developing a strong command line aspect, but a GUI is available with the OS as well.
Plan 9 can be found at http://cm.bell-labs.com/plan9/.
The FAQ is available here.
It is based on new ideas from operating systems research and written from the ground up.
It can be freely downloaded and there is lots of documentation available.
The source code is also available to browse.
It also comes in a live CD version so you can try it by booting from the CD without having to install on your hard drive.
There is also quite a bit of software been made available for it.
The developers take the approach of developing a strong command line aspect, but a GUI is available with the OS as well.
Plan 9 can be found at http://cm.bell-labs.com/plan9/.
The FAQ is available here.
