osFree and related projects

Comparison of different OS/2 cloning projects

Name	Resource	Goals of the project
osFree	http://www.osfree.org/	Microkernel OS with OS/2 Personality using the base OS/2 technologies
Voyager	http://voyager.netlabs.org/	OS/2 compatibility on WPS level
OS2Linux	http://sourceforge.net/projects/os2linux/	A library for compatibility with programs using OS/2 API's on Linux (like LibC)
NuDawn	http://sourceforge.net/projects/nudawn/	WINE analogue, but for emulating OS/2 API's
FreeOS	???	OS/2 cloning project. Did not left the discussion stage. No real development.
ReactOS	http://www.reactos.org/	Windows NT cloning project. One of its subsystems is ROS/2, essentially - OS/2 Personality support
OS64	???	Goals and tasks unknown, declared some relation with OS/2
OS8/FreePM	http://wiki.laser.ru/os8	FreePM project and some info collection, regarding the different OS/2 technologies
somFree	http://sourceforge.net/projects/somfree/	somFree project is an Open Source SOM replacement
docShell	http://sourceforge.net/projects/docshell/	docShell project is an Open Source OpenDoc replacement, based on somFree

Other projects' code adoption

osFree project is limited in available resources, so, when developing, the principle “Take and adopt” is often used.

OS part	Source repository	Enhancement cause
Bootoader	GRUB Legacy	Providing the support of IFS technology
Kernel	DROPS/Fiasco	The base for Personality neutral servers implementation
REXX	ReginaREXX/OOREXX	Scripting language support
PM	FreePM	Making a minimally working/usable version
SOM/WPS	Voyager	A “reverse” adaptation to PM with preserving of the compatibility
GNU/Linux Personality	L4Linux/Afterburner/GNU/Debian	Direct code reuse