Operating systems

GNU Project

Development of the GNU Operating System

Technologies
autotoolsCC++gccGNU
Topics
binary toolscommand linecompilerdeveloper toolsoperating systemstoolchain
Total projects
64
Years participating
8
Most recent
2026

Participation history

8 program years
Projects by participation year 2016: 15 projects, 2017: 13 projects, 2018: 9 projects, 2019: 5 projects, 2020: 7 projects, 2023: 7 projects, 2024: 3 projects, 2026: 5 projects 15 2016 13 2017 9 2018 5 2019 7 2020 7 2023 3 2024 5 2026

Historical projects

2026 5 projects

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Develop a Mobile Phone User Interface for GNU XaoS

Contributor: Avinash-Codes

GNU XaoS is a real-time interactive fractal zoomer that currently lacks a mobile-optimized UI. This project will: (1) implement a touch-friendly QML...

Extend support for ARM in GNU Boot

Contributor: f13r

Computers with ARM architecture are prevalent but GNU Boot currently doesn't support them. My focus has also shifted from the classic x86_64 laptops...

GNU Aris, UI and Feature Enhancements

Contributor: Fares A. Bakhit

This project's goal is to enhance the usability and accessibility of GNU Aris. It addresses the issues that students currently struggle with when...

GnuCOBOL: Implement Initial Object-Oriented Programming Support

Contributor: Saurabh Kumar (@kmr-srbh)

GnuCOBOL currently has no support for the Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) features defined by the ISO standards ISO/IEC 1989:2002 through ISO/IEC...

Port parts of GNU libcdio to Rust

Contributor: skr4n

This project introduces Rust into GNU libcdio, with the goal of modernizing its codebase along with the benefits of Rust's memory safety. This...