arkOS

arkOS
Developer Jacob Cook
OS family Unix-like
Working state Current
Source model Open source
Latest release 0.7[1] / August 9, 2015 (2015-08-09)
Available in English
Package manager pacman
Official website arkos.io

arkOS is 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.[2][3][4][5]

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."[6] Cook aims to reduce dependence from cloud services and make data collection harder.[7]

As of March 2014, ArkOS is in its developing stages. The creator of ArkOS has also set up CitizenWeb organization,[8] which is responsible for the development of the operating system. CitizenWeb also solicited money through a successful crowdsourcing campaign to finish the platform.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "arkOS 0.7 "Noah" Released". arkos.io. 2015-08-09. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  2. ↑ Kopstein, Joshua. "The Mission to Decentralize the Internet". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Von Peter Gotzner (2013-12-03). "Gratissystem arkOS: Student entwickelt freie Alternative zu Konzern-Clouds". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  4. ↑ "Raspberry Pi-Based Home Cloud Project ArkOS Beats Funding Goal". Venturebeat. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  5. ↑ "What is arkOS?". Arkos.io. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  6. ↑ "ArkOS Building Anti-Cloud Raspberry Pi". Techworld.com.au. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Home | The CitizenWeb Project". Citizenweb.is. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  9. ↑ Cook, Jacob. "Fund arkOS Campaign Launch".


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