Is ReactOS still a thing?
this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2026
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Haha. But un-ironically, Rasbian OS (Debian build for Raspberry Pi); because open hardware is the next thing we desperately need more adoption of.
Exherbo is like the non-mainstream version of Gentoo.
Or you could do Artix and run it with s6 and musl, writing your own compatibility layers.
And if you really want to be unique, you can install LFS and use it as a daily driver after building the whole thing in rust π€£
Haiku.
Obvious answer is something like switching to something like BSD, but the less obvious answer is to look into switching to AROS ( AROS Research Operating System, formerly Amiga Research Operating System ).
BSD definitely is a lot more complete compared to AROS, so using AROS will make you superior if you can find a way to keep your workflow as much as possible while making it your daily driver.
Warning: AROS is, as far as I know, not fully open source, but that can be fixed with some reverse engineering that's well above my pay grade.
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Haiku and ReactOS have been mentioned, but SerenityOS hasn't yet, maybe that is an option too. :D
We're a bit of a way off but https://www.redox-os.org/news/ and https://asterinas.github.io/blog.html look interesting
BSD of course