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Stories by lproven

Wayback 0.1 released (wayback.freedesktop.org)
L 122 pts 51 comments by lproven Jul 24, 2025 linuxrelease Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
The fizzbuzz that did not get me the job (kranga.notion.site)
L 110 pts 58 comments by lproven Jan 25, 2025 javascriptpltprogramming Web DevelopmentProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
FreeDOS 1.4 released (freedos.org)
L 49 pts 5 comments by lproven Apr 8, 2025 osdevretrocomputing Systems / Low-Level / OSGaming / Retro Computing thread
OpenBSD is a Cozy Operating System (btxx.org)
L 45 pts 37 comments by lproven Apr 12, 2024 openbsdunix Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
"He Who Controls the Bootloader" – Microsoft prevented Hitachi from installing a bootloader on its PCs with preinstalled BeOS (2001) (birdhouse.org)
L 40 pts 7 comments by lproven Mar 1, 2024 historical Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Oberon, Plan 9 and Inferno (blog.tsr-podcast.com)
L 38 pts 0 comments by lproven Sep 3, 2022 osdevunix Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Protected mode support in the original Windows 3.0 was basically a 1-man skunkworks project (news.microsoft.com)
L 36 pts 35 comments by lproven Dec 8, 2024 historicalwindows Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
The Tube Computer: wall-mounted 8-bit homebrew computer from vintage thermionic valves (thetubecomputer.com)
L 36 pts 5 comments by lproven Dec 4, 2024 hardwarehistoricalretrocomputing Gaming / Retro ComputingMaker / DIY / HardwareCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Starting Over: A FOSS proposal for a new type of OS for a new type of computer (liam-on-linux.livejournal.com)
L 34 pts 35 comments by lproven Feb 8, 2021 linuxlisposdev Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS Theory thread
A fresh look at FreeBSD (liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org)
L 33 pts 56 comments by lproven Sep 9, 2022 freebsd Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
The historical significance of DEC and the PDP-7, -8, -11 & VAX (liam-on-linux.livejournal.com)
L 32 pts 14 comments by lproven Jul 8, 2021 cunixwindows Systems / Low-Level / OSCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Usable DOS-based live USB media, for distraction-free writing (github.com)
L 30 pts 14 comments by lproven Jan 14, 2025 releaseretrocomputingshow Programming (General)Gaming / Retro Computing thread
A brief history of Mac servers (eclecticlight.co)
L 30 pts 9 comments by lproven Dec 11, 2024 historicalmac Apple / macOS / iOSCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Reviving the coolest scanner you've never heard [reversing a fossilized WinXP driver] (ktkaufman03.github.io)
L 30 pts 4 comments by lproven Sep 4, 2022 hardwarewindows Maker / DIY / Hardware thread
The problem is culture (deadsimpletech.com)
L 29 pts 16 comments by lproven Jan 20, 2026 culture Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Testing two 18 TB white label SATA hard drives from datablocks.dev (ounapuu.ee)
L 26 pts 10 comments by lproven Oct 11, 2025 hardware Maker / DIY / Hardware thread
I've been playing with OS/2 again -- more on that soon -- but it was doomed from a young age (liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org)
L 26 pts 29 comments by lproven Oct 6, 2022 historical Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Did you know that you can 100% legally get & run WordPerfect for free? (liam-on-linux.livejournal.com)
L 26 pts 21 comments by lproven Jun 15, 2021 linuxmac Systems / Low-Level / OSApple / macOS / iOS thread
GNUStep Desktop: modern NeXT/OpenStep-like Linux desktop environment (onflapp.github.io)
HN 26 pts 4 comments by lproven Sep 4, 2025 Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
One File Linux: a ~20MB Alpine meta-distro that fits entirely into the ESP (hub.zhovner.com)
L 24 pts 15 comments by lproven Jul 9, 2024 linux Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
My week with opencode (deadsimpletech.com)
L 23 pts 10 comments by lproven Jan 20, 2026 vibecoding AI / Machine Learning thread
LispmFPGA: the goal of this project is to create a small Lisp-Machine in an FPGA (aviduratas.de)
L 23 pts 4 comments by lproven Jun 27, 2025 hardwarelispretrocomputing Programming Languages / CS TheoryGaming / Retro ComputingMaker / DIY / Hardware thread
Mike Magee (El Reg cofounder) is dead (fudzilla.com)
L 23 pts 10 comments by lproven Aug 19, 2024 person Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
What if... someone made a Plan 9 that could run Linux apps? (liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org)
L 22 pts 31 comments by lproven Sep 8, 2023 linuxosdevunix Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Jenny’s Daily Drivers: FreeDOS 1.4 (hackaday.com)
L 21 pts 20 comments by lproven Aug 12, 2025 retrocomputing Gaming / Retro Computing thread
GoboLinux 017.01: the most experimental Linux's first new release in about 5Y (gobolinux.org)
L 21 pts 1 comments by lproven Apr 7, 2025 linuxosdev Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Announcing Vojtux - Accessible Linux distro which is almost pure Fedora (freelists.org)
L 20 pts 5 comments by lproven Dec 16, 2025 a11ylinux Systems / Low-Level / OSDesign / UX / Visualization thread
A Proposal for a Flexible, Composable, Libre Desktop Environment (mmcthrow-musings.blogspot.com)
L 20 pts 13 comments by lproven Sep 28, 2022 designprogramming Programming (General)Design / UX / Visualization thread
A brief history of web development. And why your framework doesn't matter (gebna.gg)
L 19 pts 1 comments by lproven May 1, 2024 javascriptweb Web DevelopmentProgramming (General)Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Incus 0.1 (independent fork of Canonical's LXD) has been released (discuss.linuxcontainers.org)
L 19 pts 14 comments by lproven Oct 9, 2023 linux Systems / Low-Level / OS thread