Welcome to JNode.org, the website of the Java New Operating System Design Effort.

JNode is a simple to use & install Java operating system for personal use.
It runs on modern devices.

Any java application will run on it, fast & secure!
JNode is open source and uses the LGPL license.

Latest release:
JNode 0.2.6 0.3 plan
Hardware requirements:
Pentium class CPU
256Mb RAM

see details

summer of code : students apply for JNode/Jikes RVM project

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The Jikes RVM project (http://jikesrvm.org) has been choosen for Google Summer of Code 2008.

So, if you are a student, you can help both JNode and Jikes RVM by applying here for Summer of code 2008.

Then, choose the project "Work on the continued integration of the RVM with JNODE" on the Jikes RVM page. This project will look to continue to harmonize development effort of the Jikes RVM with the JNode operating system. We have 3 mentors until now and we need students.

google summer of code 2008 is opened :-)

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You can see the news here.
More will come soon on JNode site ...

Thanks to lsantha for pointing me to that good news.

JNode 0.2.6 Released

News

Heading towards to FOSDEM in Belgium the JNode team is proud to
announce
the release of JNode 0.2.6.

JNode is a free, open source Java technology based OS (Operating
System)
written fully in Java language (with a very small assembler
nano-kernel).

This release features over 99 percent java 6 api compatibility,
hotswapping, nfs, hfs+, even more openJDK integration, jetty6 and
ofcourse bug fixes and improvements.

As a workshop version of the JNode operating system
members of the JNode team are holding a presentation at the FOSDEM,
more information can be found at

http://www.fosdem.org/2008/schedule/events/freejava_cool_stuff