WacOS 2021 September pre-release

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WacOS 2021 September pre-release

V2021.09.30

Changes:

This is the monthly pre-release for WacOS (2021 September), I really got into the project this month, and its amount of content over tripled in size.

New features

• Significant updates to the project Wiki and projectWiki archive, it became a huge glossary of Apple terms

1. • The Wiki makes up over 700 commits for this month
2. • The wiki currently has 204 Pages

• Added support for Java and the WacOS JRE

• Added support for Kiri, the alternative to Siri

• Added sample audio files (currently only 1 sound effect in AIFF format)

• Added support for a Git security policy

• Added project data for 1 project

• Added support for legacy programs

1. • Added the WacWrite project, the alternative to MacWrite
2. • Added the WacPaint project, the alternative to MacPaint

• Added support for the Pascal programming language

• Added WacOS Server, the default server tool for WacOS.

• Significant amounts of additions to the graphics library, mainly in use for the Wiki

• Added a fair use license (experimental)

• Added 15 new project languages and project language files (Pascal, Self, Shell, YAML, Markdown, Prolog, PHP, Java, SQL, Ruby, Perl, SVG, XML, GNU Make (Makefile), and JavaScript)

• Began to implement the OpenAPFS file system, an open source recreation and alternative to the proprietary APFS file system by Apple

Other changes

• Deleted some IGNORE.md files

• Created 5 separate repositories, one for WacWrite and one for WacPaint (legacy programs) 1 for Kiri, 1 for SirIsaacNewtonScript and 1 for SirIsaacNewtonOS

• No other changes this month

Release info

Commit count: 1,387

Commits in last release: 426

Commit change: 960

Status: NOT Production ready, rolling updates

Release date: 2021 Thursday, September 30th at 1:08 pm)

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The project is far from complete, but the foundation is being laid day by day.

PRE-RELEASE

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WacOS 2021 August pre-release

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WacOS 2021 August pre-release

V2021.08.31

Changes:

This is the first time I am publishing a release to WacOS in over a year. A lot has changed, and the project has come a long ways, but still is not production ready yet.

I was going to make this the 2021 Summer pre-release, but I noted that not all countries are experiencing the Summer season right now, so I didn't go with that name.

New features

• Added support for an alternative Kernel (XNU/Darwin) as an alternative to (GNU/Linux) when needed

• Added an Apple documentation directory

• Began adding support for AppleScript and added an AppleScript support directory

• Began adding support for Assembly and added an Assembly support directory

• Began adding support for C and added a C support directory

• Began adding support for C++ and added a C++ support directory

• Began adding support for VHDL and added a VHDL support directory

• Began adding support for Objective-C and added an Objective-C support directory

• Began adding support for Objective-C++ and added an Objective-C++ support directory

• Began adding support for Python 3 and added a Python 3 support directory

• Began adding support for Swift and added a Swift support directory

• Began adding support for Motorola Assembly and added an Motorola Assembly support directory

• Started work on BaSYS, a replacement and open source alternative for Apple System software 1 to 6

• Added the browser directory, adding support for Firefox, and 2 Apple browser recreations: OpenCyberdog (to replace CyberDog) and Savannah (to replace Safari)

• Added online file storage support, with no iCloud support (but iCloud criticism is included) instead, pCloud, Degoo, and ProtonDrive are supported

• Added the desktop environment support directory, confirming that Skeuowie will be one of the desktop environments for this project

• Added the drivers support directory, with AMD64 drivers. More device drivers coming soon

• Added the file systems support directory, announcing the support for 5 file systems (APFS, HFS, HFS+, EXT4, and OpenZFS) with discussion on adding BTRFS as a 6th default file system, and adding info on choosing the right file system for your needs. APFS, HFS, and HFS+ will be reverse engineered and open-sourced to work with this project. Also added old file system research data

• Added the WacOS installer support directory, which is far from complete

• Added the Kernel support directory, with planned support for Linux 5.7

• Added the Old Versions archive directory, to archive old versions of root/trunk documentation for this project

• Began adding support for the new Sir Isaac NewtonScript programming language, which is a reverse-engineered, open source alternative to NewtonScript

• Began adding support for the new Sir Isaac NewtonScript subsystem, which is a reverse-engineered, open source alternative to NewtonOS

• Added info on Unicode support

• Added a virtual machine support directory, with planned support to ease the use of WacOS in a virtual machine

• Added the Wac OS X subsystem, an open source recreation of the Mac OS X series of operating systems in the WacOS style.

• Added the Wac TV OS subsystem, an open source recreation of the TvOS series of operating systems in the WacOS style.

• Added info on WAMMY, the expansion pack for the Macintosh TAM (Twentieth Century Macintosh)

• Added the WhyPadOS subsystem, an open source recreation of the iPadOS series of of operating systems in the WacOS style.

• Added the WhyPhoneOS subsystem, an open source recreation of the iPhoneOS series of operating systems in the WacOS style.

• Added the WhyWatchOS subsystem, an open source recreation of the WatchOS series of operating systems in the WacOS style.

• Added the WOAHS-X subsystem, an open source recreation of the OS X sub-series of the Mac OS X Series of operating systems in the WacOS style.

• Added the wOS subsystem, an open source recreation of the iOS series of operating systems in the WacOS style.

• Added the .github support directory (you will need to have hidden files enabled to see it)

• Added the first 8 project language files for this project

• Added 3 Git files (.editorconfig .gitattributes gitignore) to the root of this project (you will need to have hidden files enabled to see it)

• Performed massive updates to the project README.md file

• Added a placeholder logo (literally the MacOS logo) until I can get a custom logo for this project

• Added the project makefile

• Added the INSTALL instructions file, telling you how to install this project

• Added the CREDITS instructions file, telling you who helped make this project

• Added the AUTHORS instructions file, telling you who authored this project

• Added the COPYING license file, telling you about usage of this project alongside the GNU GPL3 license

• Added a list of codenames for various parts of this project

• Added support for sponsors

Other changes

• This project received its own website located at https://WacOS-Dev.github.io/

• The project became very popular, going from 1 star and 1 watcher (only by me) to 11 stars and 4 watchers

Release info

Commit count: 426

Commits in last release: 95

Commit change: 331

Status: NOT Production ready, rolling updates

Release date: 2021 Tuesday, August 31st at 6:28 pm)

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The project is far from complete, but the foundation is being laid day by day.

PRE-RELEASE

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WacOS Concept Update V3

WacOS Concept Update 3

This new release of WacOS improves on the foundation. New programming languages were used, and the documentation was increased. Some other notable new concepts include:

• Different CPU architecture planned support (Intel x86, Intel x64, AMD x64, PowerPC x86, Motorola x16)

• New theme manager script, change the theme of the system

• New Apple DOS mode (A-DOS mode)

• New embedded Wiki

Version 3 is just a concept update. It is not yet functional.

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The project is far from complete, but the foundation is being laid day by day.

>>> Concept update version 3 release date: May 27th 2020 at 11:30 pm

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WacOS Concept update V2

Concept release 2

1. More images were added
2. Duplicate images were removed
3. Libraries were started
4. branding was added
5. Attempted to add in Linux kernel V5.6
6. Added a home directory for WacOS users
7. Added the programs folder
8. Added the apps folder

This release is the 2nd concept release, with some important fixes, program, and graphical improvements

This is the first release to use a programming language: swift. Other languages will be added in the future.

Still FAR from complete

Concept version 1

The concept of WacOS, and what it does.