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WacOS

A Linux distribution that mimics MacOS (modern and classic) iOS, and other Apple operating systems, but is open, customizable, and free to use on non-apple hardware.

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Seanpm2001 / WacOS-Dev, Et, Al;

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Translations in languages other than English are machine translated and are not yet accurate. No errors have been fixed yet as of March 21st 2021. Please report translation errors here. Make sure to backup your correction with sources and guide me, as I don't know languages other than English well (I plan on getting a translator eventually) please cite wiktionary and other sources in your report. Failing to do so will result in a rejection of the correction being published.

Note: due to limitations with GitHub's interpretation of markdown (and pretty much every other web-based interpretation of markdown) clicking these links will redirect you to a separate file on a separate page that isn't my GitHub profile page. You will be redirected to the seanpm2001/WacOS repository, where the README is hosted.

Translations are done with Google Translate and Bing Translate due to issues with limited support on other translation services, like DeepL. I will replace Google Translate in the future. I am working on finding an alternative. For some reason, the formatting (links, dividers, bolding, italics, etc.) is messed up in various translations. It is tedious to fix, and I do not know how to fix these issues in languages with non-latin characters, and right to left languages (like Arabic) extra help is needed in fixing these issues

Due to maintenance issues, many translations are out of date and are using an outdated version of this README article file. A translator is needed. Also, as of April 9th 2021, it is going to take me a while to get all the new links working.

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Index

00.0 - Top

00.1 - Title

00.2 - Read this article in a different language

00.3 - Index

01.0 - Description

02.0 - About

02.1 - Concept: WacOS (from August 27th 2019)

02.2 - WacOS (Linux)

03.0 - More info

04.0 - Development requirements

05.0 - Version history

05.1 - Concept releases

05.2 - Alpha releases

05.3 - Beta releases

05.4 - Full releases

06.0 - Developers

07.0 - Languages

07.1 - Human-spoken languages

07.2 - Computer languages

08.0 - Kernel

09.0 - File systems

09.1 - WacOS Default File Systems

09.1.1 - Overview

09.1.2 - Experimental

09.1.3 - Recommendations

10.0 - Wiki

11.0 - API

12.0 - Language package support

13.0 - Architectures

14.0 - BaSYS

15.0 - Branches

16.0 - Browsers

17.0 - Desktop Environment

17.1 - About Skeuowie

18.0 - Fonts

18.1 - Apple fonts

18.2 - Other fonts

19.0 - Kiri

20.0 - WacOS login

21.0 - OpenGL

22.0 - OpenGS

23.0 - Legacy programs

23.1 - WacPaint

23.2 - WacWrite

24.0 - Sherman

25.0 - Sir Isaac NewtonOS

25.1 - Sir Isaac NewtonScript

26.0 - WAMMY

27.0 - WOAHS-X

28.0 - WacOS Cloud

29.0 - WacOS Server

30.0 - Wac OS X

31.0 - WacTV OS

32.0 - WhyPadOS

33.0 - WhyPhoneOS

34.0 - WhyWatchOS

35.0 - wOS

36.0 - Software status

37.0 - Sponsor info

38.0 - Issues

38.1 - Current issues

38.2 - Past issues

38.3 - Past pull requests

38.4 - Active pull requests

39.0 - Resources

40.0 - Contributing

41.0 - About README

42.0 - README Version history

43.0 - Footer

43.1 - End of file

44.0 - Contributors ✨

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WacOS-Description

A Linux distribution that mimics MacOS (modern and classic) iOS, and other Apple operating systems, but is open, customizable, and free to use on non-apple hardware.

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About

About WacOS.

Concept of WacOS (from August 27th 2019)

Note

As of May 27th 2020 at 11:21 pm, this project is still only just a concept, and is in no way functional yet. I am just laying the foundation at the moment.

Thought of by Sean on August 27th 2019

WacOS (Linux)

Linux distribution that has most of the functionality of MacOS 10.9 but without proprietary features, which includes a desktop environment menu where you can change the theme to make the OS look like any version of MacOS, including:

1. System 1

2. System 2

3. System 3

4. System 4

5. System 5

6. System 6

7. MacOS 7

8. MacOS 8

9. MacOS 9

10. MacOS X Beta

11. MacOS X 10.0

12. MacOS X 10.1

13. MacOS X 10.2

14. MacOS X 10.3

15. MacOS X 10.4

16. MacOS X 10.5

17. MacOS X 10.6

18. MacOS X 10.7

19. OS X 10.8

20. OS X 10.9

Those are all the good environments (skeuomorphic releases)

Below it are the solid color ones which I previously thought couldn't be implemented due to Apples copyright, but flat icons are not copyrightable or claimable, so they can be used here (they lack the uniqueness to have ownership rights()

21. MacOS 10.10

22. MacOS 10.11

23. MacOS 10.12

24. MacOS 10.13

25. MacOS 10.14

26. MacOS 10.15

27. MacOS 11.0

28. MacOS 12.0

It also has iOS theme functionality:

1. iPhone OS 1

2. iPhone OS 2

3. iPhone OS 3

4. iOS 4

5. iOS 5

6. iOS 6

7. iOS 7

8. iOS 8

9. iOS 9

10. iOS 10

11. iOS 11

12. iOS 12

13. iOS 13

14. iOS 14

15. iOS 15

It also has iPadOS theme functionality:

1. iPadOS 13

2. iPadOS 14

3. iPadOS 15

Along with tvOS theme functionality:

1. tvOS 9

2. tvOS 10

3. tvOS 11

4. tvOS 12

5. tvOS 13

6. tvOS 14

7. tvOS 15

Along with WatchOS theme functionality:

1. WatchOS 1

2. WatchOS 2

3. WatchOS 3

4. WatchOS 4

5. WatchOS 5

6. WatchOS 6

7. WatchOS 7

8. WatchOS 8

Along with support for other Apple systems

1. Apple Pippin (system software 6 (modified))

2. Apple GS/OS

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More info

WacOS will be a Linux based operating system that acts like MacOS, but with improved functionality, being more open, and having new and other features.

its naming (LacOS didn't seem like a good name, as it sounds like "Lack OS" which shouldn't be associated with a Linux distribution, and it was 5:33 in the morning, so I don't know where the W came from. Just note the W does not stand for Windows.

Pronounced like: Whack O S or Walk O S or however you would like to pronounce it

It can act as a MacOS port that isn't developed by apple, and doesn't need an expensive computer to run with. Linux users constantly go through phases of different operating systems themes, a lot of Linux users go through a MacOS phase, I haven't yet, but I could in the future.

It will be highly functional, and will be written in C for the core, and Python for the system, as I want to continue to spread Python, it is a great programming language, it is simple to write, and very powerful.

Some features include a desktop interface changer that can make the distro function like any version of MacOS, without the restrictiveness, and proprietary functionality.

iOS and MacOS programs from System 1 to the latest version, and iPhone OS 1 to the latest version will be supported.

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Development requirements

The system will be at minimum 64 bit, but will contain 32 bit, 16 bit, 8 bit, and 4 bit libraries (I also plan on having 128 bit libraries)

The system MUST be light, with no more than 1 Gigabyte of RAM being used by the system itself at any time. On Idle, it should use no more than 500 Megabytes of RAM.

It must be compatible with virtualization software like VirtualBox, Qemu, VMWare, etc. If anyone wants to go through and make it compatible with hyper-V, it is completely optional

If this is to be completed, it must be better than Windows and MacOS in terms of functionality, and must meet these development requirements to do so.

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Version history

Concept releases

1. version1-0.0.a(Concept-release)

2. version2-0.0.b(Concept-release)

3. version3-0.0.c(Concept-release)

4. Coming soon

5. noos gnimoC

Alpha releases

No Alpha releases have been made yet

Beta releases

No Beta releases have been made yet

Full releases

No Full releases have been made yet

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Developers

Currently, there is only 1 developer. More will be added in the future. I can't maintain this project on my own, I am going to need volunteers.

1. SeanPM2001 - 290 revisions (As of July 8th 2021 at 6:53 pm)

2. No other developers

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Languages

Human-spoken languages

Currently, the program is only supplied in the English language. Multi-lingual support for over 100 languages is planned for the future.

Languages are listed in A-Z order

1. English

2. No other human spoken languages listed.

Computer languages

Languages are listed in A-Z order

1. AppleScript | Type: Programming language

2. Assembly | Type: Programming language

3. C | Type: Programming language

4. C++ | Type: Programming language

5. Markdown | Type: Markup language

6. Motorola S-RECORD | Type: Programming language

7. Objective-C | Type: Programming language

8. Python | Type: Programming language

9. Swift | Type: Programming language

10. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) | type: Raster graphics

11. Text | Type: Plain Text

12. Virtual Hard Disk Language (VHDL) | Type: Programming language

13. XML (eXtensive Markup Language) | type: Markup language

14. No other computer/programming languages listed.

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Kernel

This project utilizes the Linux kernel. I currently can't connect it via a submodule, as I still can't figure out how to make Git submodules, but the kernel can be downloaded via these sources:

Kernel.org: The Linux Kernel archives

Git repository from Kernel.org for the Linux kernel

Learn more about the Linux kernel (Wikipedia)

GitHub.com: torvalds/Linux

Search for a different source via DuckDuckGo

Search for a different source via Ecosia and contribute to the planting of trees

Search for a different source via Bing

The project is also a dual-kernel project. It additionally makes use of the XNU kernel. It also cannot be connected with a submodule right now, but the kernel can be downloaded via these sources:

OpenSource.Apple.com: XNU Source code

Git repository for standard XNU (GitHub)

Git repository for Darwin/XNU (GitHub)

Learn more about XNU (Wikipedia)

GitHub.com: torvalds/Linux

Search for a different source via DuckDuckGo

Search for a different source via Ecosia and contribute to the planting of trees

Search for a different source via Bing

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File Systems

Read more about the available file systems here

WacOS Default File Systems

Overview

WacOS by default has 5 options for a file system upon install. The current 5 options are:

1. HFS

2. HFS+

3. EXT4

4. APFS

5. OpenZFS

Experimental

Support for HFS, APFS, and OpenZFS is currently experimental. APFS might be the hardest, due to it being so new, and having to be reverse engineered first. HFS might be difficult as well due to how old the format is.

BTRFS is currently under consideration for being a 6th option for a default file system.

Recommendations

For Apple fans: HFS+, APFS

For less-technical Apple fans: EXT4

For Apple fans with old Apple virtual machines: HFS

For everyone: EXT4

For massive data: OpenZFS

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Wiki

View the Wiki | View the local Wiki archive

Archives by year 2021

The WacOS Wiki is the key documentation center for this project. Unfortunately, it is only available in English (US)

The WacOS Wiki archives the entirety of Apples history, along with its relation to WacOS and its sub-projects. It contains over 210 pages, and is far from complete.

The Wiki is written in Markdown and HTML.

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API

View all APIs via source code

WacOS uses several API sets to emulate Apple products. Common ones include:

Cocoa (to be renamed)

Metal (to be renamed)

More information coming soon.

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Language package support

WacOS uses 45 different computing, configuration, markup, and programming languages, including:

• C

• C++

• Objective-C

• Assembly

• VHDL (Virtual Hard Disk Language)

• Python (3.6 and up for modern portions)

• Swift (5.7 and up for modern portions)

• AppleScript

• Pascal

• Self

• Shell (BASH)

• YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language)

• Markdown

• Prolog

• PHP (PHP HyperText Preprocessor)

• Java

• SQL (Structed Query Language)

• Ruby

• Perl

• SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)

• XML (eXtensible Markup Language)

• Makefile (GNU Make)

• JavaScript

• Q#

• Desktop (KDE Desktop configuration file)

• INI (Windows INI)

• Plain Text

• HTML (HyperText Markup Language)

• CSS (Cascade Styling Sheets)

• WebVTT (Web Video Text Tracks)

• TypeScript

• Metal

• Objective-C++

• Rust

• PostScript

• TeX (LaTeX and BibTeX)

• m4

• OpenEdge ABL

• Verilog

• SystemVerilog

• Verilog AMS

• Smalltalk

• AssemblyScript

• JavaScript++ (JS++)

• JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)

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Architectures

View architecture source code

WacOS currently supports the following CPU architectures:

• AMD (64 bit)

• Intel (64 bit)

• Intel (x86, 32 bit)

• PowerPC (32 bit)

• Unknown (16 bit)

• Unknown (8 bit)

• Unknown (4 bit)

Since the system is not functional, no CPU architectures are supported yet.

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BaSYS

View source code for BaSYS

WacOS contains subsystems for every Apple product. BaSYS is a sub-operating system project meant to emulate the first 7 major versions of classic MacOS

BaSYS 1 - Emulates Apple System 1

BaSYS 2 - Emulates Apple System 2

BaSYS 3 - Emulates Apple System 3

BaSYS 4 - Emulates Apple System 4

BaSYS 5 - Emulates Apple System 5

BaSYS 6 - Emulates Apple System 6

BaSYS 7 - Emulates Apple System 7 (but not MacOS 7.5)

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Branches

This project uses master as the main branch. For compatibility reasons, it will not be renamed, but will likely be cloned to a different branch in the future (it won't be main it will be WacOS-dev)

You can view other branches here

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Browsers

View browser source code

The goal of the WacOS project is to emulate all of Apples software in a specific open source, friendly fashion. WacOS contains 3 web browsers, of which 2 are Apple recreations:

• Mozilla Firefox (Included as a browser choice, one of the 3 default browsers) {Engine: Gecko}

• OpenCyberdog (An open source recreation of Apples first web browser, Cyberdog) {Engine: Undetermined}

• Savannah (An open source recreation of the Safari web browser) {Engine: WebKit}

TenFourFox is not currently supported, as it doesn't fit with the project. Support for other browsers (such as PaleMoon) is currently being considered.

The following browsers will never be added to the list of default browsers:

• Microsoft Edge

• Google Chrome

• Google Chromium

• Internet Explorer

• Samsung Internet

• AOSP (Android Operating System Stock Browser)

• Safari

• Cyberdog

• AOL Explorer

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Desktop Environment

View sub-repo

WacOS uses a modified version of the Skeuowie desktop environment (also known as the S Desktop Environment, or SDE) it uses Skeuowie in a special mode known as Wac Mode that allows WacOS customizations and compatibility.

About Skeuowie

Skeuowie is a desktop environment that is inspired by KDE principles, and has a 100% focus on Skeuomorphism opposed to flat design.

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Fonts

View the fonts sub-repo

WacOS supports all the standard Apple fonts, along with others. I also plan to support some rare, but historical ones, such as blackletter.

Apple fonts

WacOS currently supports the following Apple fonts:

• Chicago

• Monaco

• Garamond

• Charcoal

• Geneva

• Shaston

• Espy Sans

• Lucida Grande

• Podium Sans

• Helvetica

• San Francisco

• New York

• Motter Tektura

• Gill Sans

• Myriad

The fonts are in OTF, TTF, and WOFF formats. The fonts used are free to use, as long as they are not sold for a profit.

Other fonts

No other fonts are currently in use

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Kiri

View the Kiri sub-repo View the Kiri repository

Kiri is an open source recreation of the Siri search assistant. It is named with a K instead of an S. Kiri is also a Cambodian gender-neutral name that means mountain

Kiri is written in Prolog. It is not yet functional.

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WacOS login

View the source code

WacOS contains a login page that is written in multiple ways, for several operating system styles, and several programming languages. Currently, only a custom style Python version is in use, and is not yet functional.

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OpenGL

WacOS uses OpenGL as one of the shading languages for applications.

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OpenGS

View the source code

OpenGS is an open source recreation of Apple GS/OS. It is still in very early development, and no further information is currently available.

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Legacy programs

View the source directory

WacOS contains some Legacy Programs for x8, x16, and x32 architectures.

WacPaint

View the sub-repo View the repository

WacPaint is an open source recreation of MacPaint. It is written in Pascal and Assembly. It is currently not functional.

A special feature known as Wacky Mode, allows support for newer system scheme versions.

WacWrite

View the sub-repo View the repository

WacWrite is an open source recreation of MacWrite. It is written in C and Assembly. It is currently not functional.

A special feature known as Wacky Mode, allows support for newer system scheme versions.

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Sherman

View the sub-repo

Sherman is the WacOS repository for m4 configuration scripts. It is named after the M4 Sherman tank of World War II. It is not to be used for physically destructive purposes or for violence/terrorism.

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Sir Isaac NewtonOS

View the sub-repo View the repository

Sir Isaac NewtonOS is an open source recreation of Apples NewtonOS for the Apple Newton/Apple MessagePad family of PDA devices. It uses Sir Isaac NewtonScript as its main scripting language. It is another sub-operating system project of WacOS.

Sir Isaac NewtonScript

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Sir Isaac NewtonScript is an open source recreation of Apples NewtonScript, which was used to write the Newton operating system. This project is early in development, and is not functional. It is currently written in C++.

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WAMMY

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WAMMY is an extension pack to celebrate the upcoming 20th anniversary of WacOS, based off the TAM (Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh) it is still a work in progress, and is not fully planned out.

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WOAHS-X

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WOAHS-X is an open source mode for WacOS to emulate OS X (OS X 10.7 to OS X 10.10) it is still a work in progress, and is not yet functional.

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WacOS Cloud

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WacOS Cloud is an open source alternative to iCloud. It was named when I was unaware of the controversy surrounding the vague blanket-term cloud computing although the name still stays, as it needs to remain familiar with the naming convention of iCloud.

It is currently a work in progress, is early in development, and is not yet functional.

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WacOS Server

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WacOS server is the server counterpart of WacOS. Its purpose is to retain functionality with MacOS server, and offer web server functionality for WacOS. It supports the following languages:

• PHP

• SQL

• Ruby

• Python

• HTML5

• CSS3

• JavaScript

• JavaScript++ (JS++)

• AssemblyScript

• TypeScript

• WebVTT

• JSON

• YAML

It is currently a work in progress, is early in development, and is not yet functional.

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Wac OS X

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WOAHS-X is an open source mode for WacOS to emulate Mac OS X (Mac OS X Public Beta/Mac OS X 10.0 to Mac OS X 100.6) it is still a work in progress, and is not yet functional.

It is currently a work in progress, is early in development, and is not yet functional.

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WacTV OS

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WacTV OS is an open source recreation of Apples tvOS, and is a sub-operating system project of the WacOS project. It supports WebVTT, and video streaming. It will NEVER include DRM, and will NEVER have the option to enable or install DRM.

It is currently a work in progress, is early in development, and is not yet functional.

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WhyPadOS

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WhyPadOS is an open source recreation of the iPadOS fork of iOS, and is a sub-operating system project of the WacOS project.

It is currently a work in progress, is early in development, and is not yet functional.

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WhyPhoneOS

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WhyPhoneOS is an open source recreation of the early versions of iOS, known as iPhoneOS (iPhoneOS 1, iPhoneOS 2, and iPhoneOS 3) and is a sub-operating system project of the WacOS project.

It is currently a work in progress, is early in development, and is not yet functional.

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WhyWatchOS

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WhyWatchOS is an open source recreation of WatchOS, and is a sub-operating system project of the WacOS project.

It is currently a work in progress, is early in development, and is not yet functional.

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wOS

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wOS is an open source recreation of iOS, and is a sub-operating system project of the WacOS project.

It is currently a work in progress, is early in development, and is not yet functional.

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Sponsor info

You can sponsor this project if you like, but please specify what you want to donate to. See the funds you can donate to here

You can view other sponsor info here

Try it out! The sponsor button is right up next to the watch/unwatch button.

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Version history

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Software status

All of my works are free some restrictions. DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) is not present in any of my works.

This sticker is supported by the Free Software Foundation. I never intend to include DRM in my works.

I am ssing the abbreviation "Digital Restrictions Management" instead of the more known "Digital Rights Management" as the common way of addressing it is false, there are no rights with DRM. The spelling "Digital Restrictions Management" is more accurate, and is supported by Richard M. Stallman (RMS) and the Free Software Foundation (FSF)

This section is used to raise awareness for the problems with DRM, and also to protest it. DRM is defective by design and is a major threat to all computer users and software freedom.

Please note that the Linux Kernel contains a feature called DRM, which isn't bad (because it isn't a type of Digital Restrictions Management, on Linux, it stands for Direct Rendering Manager) there are other projects that unfortunately got a bad name due to the bad DRM term of Digital Restrictions Management.

Image credit: defectivebydesign.org/drm-free/...

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Issues

Current issues

• None at the moment

• No other current issues

If the repository has been forked, issues likely have been removed. Luckily I keep an archive of certain images here

Read the privacy policy on issue archival here

TL;DR

I archive my own issues. Your issue won't be archived unless you request it to be archived.

Past issues

• None at the moment

• No other past issues

If the repository has been forked, issues likely have been removed. Luckily I keep an archive of certain images here

Read the privacy policy on issue archival here

TL;DR

I archive my own issues. Your issue won't be archived unless you request it to be archived.

Past pull requests

• None at the moment

• No other past pull requests

If the repository has been forked, issues likely have been removed. Luckily I keep an archive of certain images here

Read the privacy policy on issue archival here

TL;DR

I archive my own issues. Your issue won't be archived unless you request it to be archived.

Active pull requests

• None at the moment

• No other active pull requests

If the repository has been forked, issues likely have been removed. Luckily I keep an archive of certain images here

Read the privacy policy on issue archival here

TL;DR

I archive my own issues. Your issue won't be archived unless you request it to be archived.

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Resources

Here are some other resources for this project:

Project language file A (C)

Project language file B (C++)

Project language file C (Objective-C)

Project language file D (Assembly)

Project language file E (VHDL, or Virtual Hard Disk Language)

Project language file F (Python)

Project language file G (Swift)

Project language file H (AppleScript)

Project language file I (Pascal)

Project language file J (Self)

Project language file K (Shell)

Project language file L (YAML)

Project language file M (Markdown)

Project language file N (Prolog)

Project language file O (PHP)

Project language file P (Java)

Project language file Q (SQL)

Project language file R (Ruby)

Project language file S (Perl)

Project language file T (SVG)

Project language file U (XML)

Project language file V (Makefile)

Project language file W (JavaScript)

Project language file X (Q#)

Project language file Y (Desktop)

Project language file Z (INI)

Project language file AA (Plain Text)

Project language file AB (HTML)

Project language file AC (CSS)

Project language file AD (WebVTT)

Project language file AE (TypeScript)

Project language file AF (Metal)

Project language file AG (Objective-C++)

Project language file AH (Rust)

Project language file AI (PostScript)

Project language file AJ (TeX/BiBTeX)

Project language file AK (m4)

Project language file AL (OpenEdge ABL)

Project language file AM (Verilog)

Project language file AN (SystemVerilog)

Project language file AO (Verilog AMS)

Project language file AP (Smalltalk)

Project language file AQ (AssemblyScript)

Project language file AR (JavaScript++

Project language file AS (JSON)

Join the discussion on GitHub

View the WacOS GitHub organization

View the Apple website

No other resources at the moment.

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Contributing

Contributing is allowed for this project, as long as you follow the rules of the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

Click/tap here to view the contributing rules for this project

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File info

ReadMe version: 12 (2022, Thursday, January 13th at 16:00 (4:00 pm))

File type: Markdown document (*.md *.mkd *.mdown *.markdown)

Line count (including blank lines and compiler line): 1,732

Article language: English (US)

All times are UTC-7 (PDT/Pacific Time)

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File history

Version 1 (Tuesday, May 26th 2021 at 7:20 pm)

This version was created by @seanpm2001

Changes:

• Started the file

• Added the title section

• Added the concept section

• Added the WacOS (Linux) section

• Added the more info section

• Added the development requirements section

• No other changes in version 1

Version 2 (Tuesday, May 26th 2021 at 7:22 pm)

This version was created by @seanpm2001

Changes:

• Fixed a small syntax error

• Added the README version section

• No other changes in version 2

Version 3 (Tuesday, May 26th 2021 at 10:33 pm)

This version was created by @seanpm2001

Changes:

• Added the version history section

• Small syntax improvements

• No other changes in version 3

Version 4 (Wednesday, May 27th 2021 at 3:02 pm)

This version was created by @seanpm2001

Changes:

• Fixed capitalization for the release history section

• Added the developers section

• No other changes in version 4

Version 5 (Wednesday, May 27th 2021 at 6:03 pm)

This version was created by @seanpm2001

Changes:

• Added a note about the state of the project

• Added the languages section

• Updated the README version section

• Updated the developers section

• No other changes in version 5

Version 6 (Wednesday, May 27th 2021 at 11:21 pm)

This version was created by @seanpm2001

Changes:

• Updated the note about the state of the project

• Updated the release history section

• Updated the developers section

• Updated the languages section

• No other changes in version 6

Version 7 (Thursday, July 8th 2021 at 6:53 pm)

This version was created by @seanpm2001

Changes:

• Revamped and updated the README file significantly

• Updated the title section

• Added the MacOS Logo

• Added the language switcher section

• Added the index

• Updated the WacOS (Linux) section

• Updated the about section

• Updated the more info section

• Updated the development requirements section

• Updated the syntax of the version history section

• Updated the languages section

• Updated the file info section

• Added the kernel section

• Added the file system section

• Added the file history section

• Added the footer

• No other changes in version 7

Version 8 (2021, Monday, December 27th at 11:02 pm)

This version was created by @all-contributors

Changes:

• Added the contributors badge (currently set to 1 contributor)

• Added the contributors section, and added @seanpm2001 as the first entry

• No other changes in version 8

Version 9 (2021, Monday, December 27th at 11:05 pm)

This version was created by @all-contributors

Changes:

• Updated the contributors badge (currently set to 2 contributors)

• Updated the contributors section, and added @peterhil as the second entry

• No other changes in version 9

Version 10 (2021, Tuesday, December 28th at 5:40 pm)

This version was created by @all-contributors

Changes:

• Updated the contributors badge (currently set to 3 contributors)

• Updated the contributors section, and added @all-contributors as the third entry

• No other changes in version 10

Version 11 (2022, Thursday, January 6th at 5:36 pm)

This version was created by @seanpm2001

Changes:

• This is a massive remodel update to the project README

• Updated the file info section

• Updated the file history section

• Updated the footer

• Updated the title section

• Updated the index

• Updated the resources section

• Added the Wiki section

• Added the API section

• Added the Language package support section

• Added the Architectures section

• Added the BaSYS section

• Added the Branches section

• Added the Browser section

• Added the Desktop Environment section

• Added the About Skeuowie subsection

• Added the Fonts section

• Added the Apple fonts subsection

• Added the Other fonts subsection

• Added the Kiri section

• Added the WacOS login section

• Added the OpenGL section

• Added the OpenGS section

• Added the Legacy programs section

• Added the WacPaint subection

• Added the WacWrite subsection

• Added the Sherman section

• Added the Sir Isaac NewtonOS section

• Added the Sir Isaac NewtonScript subsection

• Added the WAMMY section

• Added the WOAHS-X section

• Added the WacOS Cloud section

• Added the WacOS Server section

• Added the Wac OS X section

• Added the WacTV OS section

• Added the WhyPadOS section

• Added the WhyPhoneOS section

• Added the WhyWatchOS section

• Added the wOS section

• No other changes in version 11

Version 12 (2022, Thursday, January 13th at 4:00 pm)

This version was created by @seanpm2001

Changes:

• Updated the file info section

• Updated the file history section

• Added 28 workflow badges plus source code for all of them as a big block of markdown

• No other changes in version 12

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Contributors ✨

Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):

Sean P. Myrick V19.1.7.2 💻 📖 📝 🐛 📦 📆 🛡️ 🚧 🤔

Peter H. 💻 🎨 🖋

All Contributors 📖

This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!