arkOS
| Developer | Jacob Cook |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | 0.8.1 / October 19, 2016 |
| Available in | English |
| Package manager | pacman |
| Platforms | ARM |
| Support status | |
| Discontinued | |
arkOS was a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux, designed primarily for hosting web sites and services on cheap ARM-based devices such as Raspberry Pi, Cubieboard 2, Cubietruck or BeagleBone Black, with plans to expand to other platforms such as x86.[1][2][3][4] It was in operation from 2014 to 2017.
History
[edit]Jacob Cook, arkOS' primary developer, originally conceived the idea of arkOS after realizing the extensive amount of time it required to set up his own self-hosted services. He explained it by saying: "I had a good deal of experience with Linux and system administration, but it still took a huge amount of time and research to get the services I wanted set up, and secured properly."[5] Cook aims to reduce dependence from cloud services and make data collection harder.[6]
As of March 2014, arkOS was in its developing stages. The creator of arkOS had also set up CitizenWeb organization,[7] which was responsible for the development of the operating system. CitizenWeb also solicited money through a successful crowdsourcing campaign to finish the platform.[8]
In April 2017 arkOS was discontinued,[9] with the lack of resources as the principal reason.[10] The source code remains available on GitHub.[11]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Kopfstein, Janus. "The Mission to Decentralize the Internet". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Von Peter Gotzner (2013-12-03). "Gratissystem arkOS: Student entwickelt freie Alternative zu Konzern-Clouds". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ "Raspberry Pi-Based Home Cloud Project ArkOS Beats Funding Goal". Venturebeat. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ "What is arkOS?". Arkos.io. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ "ArkOS Building Anti-Cloud Raspberry Pi". Techworld.com.au. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ Dylan Tweney (10 November 2013). "This 23-year-old's open-source project, a server running on Raspberry Pi, gives the middle finger to Google". Venture Beat. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Home | The CitizenWeb Project". Citizenweb.io. 2013-08-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ Cook, Jacob. "Fund arkOS Campaign Launch".
- ^ Larabel, Michael (23 April 2017). "Arch-Based arkOS Linux Being Discontinued - Phoronix". Phoronix. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Cook, Jacob (21 April 2017). "arkOS — Sunset". arkOS. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "ArkOS Repository". Github.
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