===== osFree and related projects =====

==== Comparison of different OS/2 cloning projects ====

^Name ^Resource ^Goals of the project ^
|osFree   |[[http://www.osfree.org/]] | Microkernel OS with OS/2 Personality using the base OS/2 technologies |
|Voyager  |[[http://voyager.netlabs.org/]] | OS/2 compatibility on WPS level |
|OS2Linux |[[http://sourceforge.net/projects/os2linux/]] |A library for compatibility with programs using OS/2 API's on Linux (like LibC) |
|OS/2 API emulation for NT |[[http://i1.dk/ntos2/]] |A library for recompiling OS/2 programs to WinNT platform (about 110 OS/2 API's implemented) |
|NuDawn   |[[http://sourceforge.net/projects/nudawn/]] | WINE analogue, but for emulating OS/2 API's |
|FreeOS   |[[http://web.archive.org/web/20020328012952/http://soulmatrix.dynodns.net/freeos/]] | OS/2 cloning project. Did not left the discussion stage. No real development. |
|ReactOS  |[[http://www.reactos.org/]] | Windows NT cloning project. One of its subsystems is ROS/2, essentially -  OS/2 Personality support |
|OS64     | https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/os64/info | Goals and tasks unknown, declared some relation with OS/2 |
|OS8/FreePM |[[http://web.archive.org/web/20071214042403/http://wiki.laser.ru/os8/index.php/FreePM]] | FreePM project and some info collection, regarding the different OS/2 technologies |
|somFree    |[[http://sourceforge.net/projects/somfree/]] | somFree project is an Open Source SOM replacement |
|docShell   |[[http://sourceforge.net/projects/docshell/]]| docShell project is an Open Source OpenDoc replacement, based on somFree |
|2ine     |[[https://hg.icculus.org/icculus/2ine/]]| 2ine project aims to emulate OS/2 API on top of Linux |

==== Other projects' code adoption ====

osFree project is limited in available resources, so, when developing, the principle "Take and adopt" is often used. 

^OS part   ^Source repository ^Enhancement cause ^
|Bootoader  |GRUB Legacy |Providing the support of IFS technology |
|Kernel       |DROPS/Fiasco/l4Env/L4Re |The base for Personality neutral servers implementation |
|REXX       |ReginaREXX/OOREXX |Scripting language support |
|PM         |FreePM |Making a minimally working/usable version |
|SOM/WPS    | somFree | Direct code reuse |
|GNU/Linux Personality |L4Linux/Afterburner/GNU/Debian |Direct code reuse |
|Family API | HX-DOS Extender | Reuse OS/2 Emulation Layer |

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