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Developer shares early-stage LimonOS, a new operating system that is neither Linux nor Unix

A developer posted on Hacker News that they have created their own operating system called LimonOS, which is in the early stages of development. The post says the system is neither Linux nor Unix, that its kernel is unique, and that it is 98% written in C. The developer says they used an AI assistant for help while working on it alone, and that development has been ongoing for 4 days. The source snippet is cut off, so further details are not available.

Source: Hacker News Newest · news.ycombinator.com Published 2026-10-25T16:54:21+00:00 Detected 2026-10-25T17:20:45+00:00
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A developer posted on Hacker News that they have created their own operating system called LimonOS, which is in the early stages of development. The post says the system is neither Linux nor Unix, that its kernel is unique, and that it is 98% written in C. The developer says they used an AI assistant for help while working on it alone, and that development has been ongoing for 4 days. The source snippet is cut off, so further details are not available.

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So, I've created my own OS called LimonOS. It is currently in the early stages of development. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it is neither Linux nor Unix—in short, the kernel is unique and 98% written in C. Yes, I used an AI assistant for help because I had a headache and encountered many errors and...

For now this is a single early project shared by one developer, so it mainly matters to hobbyist OS builders and people following AI-assisted coding. Anyone evaluating LimonOS should wait for more detail on its design, documentation, and working features. The main thing to watch is whether the project gains contributors or a usable release.

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Recognizable Entity Score 0 Practical Impact Score 0 Novelty Interest Score 70 Consequence Score 18 Curiosity Score 0 Shareability Score 41

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