Anos microkernel
Shares rank 77 of 87 operating systems by recommenders
People recommend Anos for exploring OS ideas without POSIX constraints, and for its docs as a learning resource.
People recommend Anos for exploring OS ideas without POSIX constraints, and for its docs as a learning resource.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Freedom from POSIX interface constraints
“Non-POSIX is definitely keeping things fun, letting me explore different ideas without having to fit into an existing interface design”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Anos – a hand-written ~100KiB microkernel for x86-64 and RISC-V” Docs useful as a learning resource
“I highly appreciate the docs, great resource for learning.”
Comment from 9 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Anos – a hand-written ~100KiB microkernel for x86-64 and RISC-V” Compounding small wins, inclusive community
“Especially the focus on compounding small wins and including us in your orbit.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Anos – a hand-written ~100KiB microkernel for x86-64 and RISC-V”
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See all 87 operating systems, rankedWhat people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I highly appreciate the docs, great resource for learning.”
“Nah, it's just AI slop, despite OP's "hand-written" protestation.”
“Especially the focus on compounding small wins and including us in your orbit.”
“Non-POSIX is definitely keeping things fun, letting me explore different ideas without having to fit into an existing interface design”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.