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Re:Snowdrop OS – a homebrew operating system from scratch, i... by miki123211 on Saturday January 25, 2025 @03:53AM (#42820436)
> MenuetOS also has a x64 version with SMP which is closed source.

What's the point of making something like that closed source in 2025?

Would anybody actually use such a thing except for as a hobby OS, on a multi-core X64 machine no less?

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Re:Snowdrop OS – a homebrew operating system from scratch, i... by spookie on Saturday January 25, 2025 @06:08AM (#42820937)
It's available for download for free, if that's the concern.
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Re:Snowdrop OS – a homebrew operating system from scratch, i... by seethedeaduu on Saturday January 25, 2025 @12:12PM (#42822923)
I really doubt that this is the concern.
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