Dusk OS
Shares rank 58 of 87 operating systems by recommenders
Free Forth-based 32-bit operating system that people recommend for its philosophy and for doing what it says without moralizing.
Free Forth-based 32-bit operating system that people recommend for its philosophy and for doing what it says without moralizing.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Philosophy relevant to current problems
“The philosophy behind Dusk is also eerily relevant to Chuck's problem at the moment.”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Chuck Moore: Colorforth has stopped working [video]” “their reasoning for existing seems much more plausible”
Comment from 6 Oct 2026 in “Open Source as We Know It Is Dead”
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The four most recommended other operating systems, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 87 operating systems, rankedWhat people said
5 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“their reasoning for existing seems much more plausible”
“does what it says on the tin, minus moralizing and metaphors”
“it is a great example of a short path to a c dialect”
“The philosophy behind Dusk is also eerily relevant to Chuck's problem at the moment.”
“You may be interested in Dusk OS, the 32 bit Forth based operating system”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.