Editing Operating system (section)

==Operating system development as a hobby==
{{Main|Hobbyist operating system}}
A hobby operating system may be classified as one whose code has not been directly derived from an existing operating system, and has few users and active developers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holwerda |first1=Thom |title=My OS Is Less Hobby than Yours |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/22638/my-os-is-less-hobby-than-yours/ |website=OS News |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=20 December 2009}}</ref>

In some cases, hobby development is in support of a "[[Homebrew Computer Club|homebrew]]" computing device, for example, a simple [[single-board computer]] powered by a [[MOS Technology 6502|6502 microprocessor]]. Or, development may be for an architecture already in widespread use. Operating system development may come from entirely new concepts, or may commence by modeling an existing operating system. In either case, the hobbyist is her/his own developer, or may interact with a small and sometimes unstructured group of individuals who have like interests.

Examples of hobby operating systems include [[Syllable Desktop|Syllable]] and [[TempleOS]].