23 Dec 2009

1.

ReactOS – http://www.reactos.org

Goal: Run Windows apps on an open-source OS

2.

Haiku – http://www.haiku-os.org

Goal: Be a free reincarnation of BeOS

3.

AROS – http://aros.sourceforge.net

Goal: Recreate the glory days of AmigaOS

4.

Aranym – http://aranym.sourceforge.net

Goal: Keep the Atari ST/TT/Falcon alive

5.

Syllable – http://www.syllable.org

Goal: Provide a user-friendly desktop OS

6.

KolibriOS – http://www.kolibrios.org

Goal: Extreme performance and compact code size

7.

Plan 9 – http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9

Goal: Research beyond Unix

8.

FreeDOS – http://www.freedos.org

Goal: Maximum compatibility with DOS software

9.

Visopsys – http://www.visopsys.org

Goal: Small OS focused on disk partitioning

10.

Minix – http://www.minix3.org

Goal: Small Unix variant and a learning tool

For more details on them, please read original article – http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/10-operating-systems-you-ve-never-heard-of-657469

Peace
Deepak Lalan

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