Minix 3 Microkernel OS available for download...

What Is MINIX 3?MINIX 3 is a new open-source operating system designed to be highly reliable, flexible, and secure. It is loosely based somewhat on previous versions of MINIX, but is fundamentally different in many key ways. MINIX 1 and 2 were intended as teaching tools; MINIX 3 adds the new goal of being usable as a serious system on resource-limited and embedded computers and for applications requiring high reliabilityThis new OS is extremely small, with the part that runs in kernel mode under 4000 lines of executable code. The parts that run in user mode are divided into small modules, well insulated from one another. For example, each device driver runs as a separate user-mode process so a bug in a driver (by far the biggest source of bugs in any operating system), cannot bring down the entire OS. In fact, most of the time when a driver crashes it is automatically replaced without requiring any user intervention, without requiring rebooting, and without affecting running programs. These features, the tiny amount of kernel code, and other aspects greatly enhance system reliability.
MINIX 3 is initially targeted at the following areas:
Applications where very high reliability is required
Single-chip, small-RAM, low-power, $100 laptops for Third-World children
Embedded systems (e.g., cameras, DVD recorders, cell phones)
Applications where the GPL is too restrictive (MINIX 3 uses a BSD-type license)
Education (e.g., operating systems courses at universities)
To read more and to download your own copy, visit http://www.minix3.org/

gOS to release it's new "Cloud" OS...

Icon Dock Inside Cloud features a friendly icon dock inside the browser, providing users with fast shortcuts to their apps and auto-hiding for full view of web pages.Run Client ApplicationsCloud's proprietary application framework allows you to run client applications, such as Skype or Media Player, opening them in new tabs just like in Windows or Linux. Switch to Windows or Linux OS Cloud allows users to switch to the main operating system with a single click, or just power off. To learn more, visit http://www.thinkgos.com

OpenSuSe Linxu 11.1 Newly Released for Download

OpenSUSE blends the technical horsepower
of Novell, one of the world’s largest
IT companies, with the engineering elegance
of one of the world’s oldest and best
known Linux distributions.

To learn more and to download your own copy visit http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/99/Linux_Magazine_DVD.pdf

Minux 3 Smart Kernel Featured in Linux Magazine

Minix is often viewed as the spiritual predecessor of Linux, but these two unix cousins could never agree
on the kernel design. Now a new Minix with a BSD-style free license is poised to attract a new generation
of users. BY RÜDIGER WEIS

To read the entire article in .pdf format, visit http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/99/Minix_3_Review.pdf