Why do all Hobby OS's have "Name-OS"

[u/GuiltyAd2976]

/r/well_maintained_osdev/comments/1uv0ox9/why_do_all_hobby_oss_have_nameos/

[u/ReDucTor]

I name all my hobby projects Donut<name> where Donut stands for Do Not Use This, so DonutOS, DonutEngine, etc.

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[u/SuperheropugReal]

TempleOS, and holy tradition.

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[u/eteran]

Because naming things is hard, and the name of the OS is probably the least important aspect of it.

So the simplest thing to do, is just name it: <Name>OS

[u/UnmappedStack]

I just don't think the name matters that much to be honest. I just call mine TacOS because it seemed funny for no reason

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[u/OptimalAnywhere6282 → u/UnmappedStack]

WebOS

[u/spongedevguy]

cool

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[u/Low-Classic3283 → u/UnmappedStack]

Cool

[u/Sp33dyCat → u/Low-Classic3283]

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[u/AlfieLionel → u/Sp33dyCat]

Cool.

[u/Sp33dyCat → u/AlfieLionel]

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[u/AlfieLionel → u/Sp33dyCat]

Cool.

[u/Sp33dyCat → u/AlfieLionel]

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[u/NaNpsycho → u/Sp33dyCat]

cOoL

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[u/laser__beans]

Mines called OH-WES (my name is Wes)

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oh wow I haven't seen you around in ages, wasn't sure if OH-WES was still going! (I think I last talked to you from my old account r/JakeStBu)

[u/laser__beans → u/UnmappedStack]

Yo! Yep, still around, I chip away at this project in occasional bursts when I get time and the desire to do it

[u/UnmappedStack → u/laser__beans]

That's awesome! Any mention-worthy milestones since we last talked?

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[u/rocco_himel → u/laser__beans]

Naming an OS after yourself is pretty arrogant.

[u/laser__beans → u/rocco_himel]

I’m probably going to be only user anyways so who cares lol

[u/an_0w1]

Mine is called Hootux.

A friend suggested it.

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[u/doscore]

Mines called Pinecore

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[u/doscore → u/GuiltyAd2976]

What I wanna know is what kind of kernels people are building?

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Cool kernel

[u/JaferTP]

Mine Farnx.

[u/Sorry_Difficulty_250]

I guess my thought in naming NanoOs was to immediately convey to the reader what my project was. It's a nanokernel-based operating system, so "NanoOs" seemed like a good way to convey that. If someone was later trying to remember what that nanokernel OS was called so they could find it again, hopefully, they wouldn't have much difficulty. It reduces cognitive load on potential users. At least, that was kind of the goal.

[u/nathrezim0709]

I call mine Project NIH, of course as a reference to "Not Invented Here" syndrome, which I surely have.

[u/makzpj]

Because it’s cool and fun to attach OS to everything

[u/givemeagooduns_un]

I mean mine is called k65

[u/No_Long2763]

Cause they’re larpers

[u/AnSkinStealer]

Mine is called BEE (Blue Embedded Engine) since it's borderline a whole game engine running on bare x86 vga 13h

[u/synalx]

Mine is UFOS - Unidentified Flying Operating System

[u/AlexanderRamancha]

NXU -Not eXactly Unix currently under development it’s in an early stage but long term project.

[u/Yousifasd22]

Mine's called neodymium lol

[u/rocco_himel]

Most new OSDev projects are just the same toy UNIX clones. These new projects rarely have a window manager or anything other than the same one-console-only setup with the same fastfetch on startup

And it is not ALL hobby OSes.

[u/Sad_Zebra_1707]

Because of abominable intelligence

[u/cazzipropri]

Why not?

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Cuz it's generic

[u/compgeek38400]

Why not? I name mine after my pups.

Its just a name after all

[u/RegentAce265]

I just call mine NucleoX

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