I / OS
| I / OS | |
|---|---|
 E / OS 0.2.8 |
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| developer | Miguel E. Chanampa and others |
| License (s) | GPL 2.0 |
| Current version | 2 / OS v 6.0 (December 12, 2012) |
| ancestry |
GNU / Linux ↳ I / OS |
| Installation medium | Live CD , boot server |
| Others | Development stopped
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| meos.sourceforge.net | |
E / OS ( E mulative O perating S ystem ) is a free , no more advanced Linux distribution and pursued the goal of once every ranges of leading operating systems through emulation to run.
overview
E / OS is based on a Linux kernel and should be used as a replacement or alternative for several operating systems, including Windows , Mac OS , BeOS , OS / 2 , DOS and Linux . Licensing through the GNU General Public License would have made it possible to obtain an independent alternative to the systems mentioned.
Thus, a single operating system would be able to run all popular programs. This is where the greatest challenge lies, as the originals - with the exception of Linux, which is also free - are not publicly documented and therefore have to be reproduced.
history
The project was started in 1995 with the aim of a free DOS. Until 1998 it was based solely on FreeDOS , later also on source code from Seal System .
In 2000 there was a major change in the E / OS project, with the focus then on Windows and Unix emulation. The sources now included Linux , FreeBSD , ReactOS , XFree86 and Wine .
The project has not been developed any further since July 1, 2008. It was in beta before being discontinued .
Version overview
| version | date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 0.2.5 B | March 9, 2005 | New kernel 205; improved support for Windows and Linux programs, partial support for Mac OS X and full support for DOS |
| 0.2.5 C | July 27, 2005 | Comprehensive network support; Games and better Linux compatibility. For the first time, the system is optionally available on CD; this contains various additional programs to make it easier to get started. |
| 0.2.6 | March 23, 2006 | Appeared as a QEMU image that allows loading on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Darwin, BeOS, etc. Should now be a BeOS -like system with full compatibility with Linux and FreeBSD. Support for Unix systems and the Ext2 file system is new . The EOS SDK tool collection for creating your own programs, a GNU C compiler and various ported Unix program libraries have also been added |
| 0.2.7 | May 16, 2006 | New graphical user interface and language selection for English and Spanish. The setup under Windows 9x / XP and the network control are new . In addition to many new programs, ports for Mozilla Firefox , Wine , MESS , Qt 4.0.1 and numerous new emulations for console systems have been added. |
| 0.2.9 | December 28, 2006 | Extended network support and improvement of the updater. |
| 0.3.0 | September 30, 2007 | Source code published with compiled binaries for end users. |
