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Show HN: GodotOS – Fake operating system interface made in the Godot engine

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Post by popcar2 »

GodotOS, an operating system interface created entirely in Godot! Browse folders, edit text files, view images, play games, and more in one cohesive polished interface that can even be used on the web.

Note that GodotOS is more of a toy than a serious project. It's meant to push the limits on UI design in Godot while creating a desktop that is minimalist, distraction-free, and aesthetically pleasing. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Apologies for posting again, but I forgot to include "Show HN" in the title, and when I did post yesterday Hackernews almost immediately went down for over an hour, which is unfortunate.

Show HN: GodotOS – Fake operating system interface made in the Godot engine
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Post by mysterydip »

Reminds me of all the "OSes"/GUIs that got made back in the QBasic days: http://qbasicgui.datacomponents.net/

Always a fun project to do. Thanks for carrying the torch forward in something modern!

ps, my favorite of the QBasic ones is probably M-GUI: http://qbasicgui.datacomponents.net/95_mgui.html which even included its own programming language to make apps in!

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Post by internetter »

cl3misch wrote: post #3

From the screenshot: > GodotOS is a fake operating system Is it fake, though? Does the term "operating system" imply the level of hardware it's running on? Otherwise, even if it's running on top of another OS, it's still an OS.

I feel like operating system implies the existence of a kernel

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Post by popcar2 »

cl3misch wrote: post #3

From the screenshot: > GodotOS is a fake operating system Is it fake, though? Does the term "operating system" imply the level of hardware it's running on? Otherwise, even if it's running on top of another OS, it's still an OS.

It's a fake OS in the sense that it's actually an application, not something that can be ran as an operating system like Linux or Windows. I've been a bit careful with my wording when advertising this, I wouldn't want to give the wrong impression.

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Post by iosonofuturista »

Popcar2 , a note on your disclaimer that you are not affiliated with the Godot foundation. Is that usual in projects using an engine? Or is it because of your , IMHO, poor naming choice.

Think of this way, if the tagline of the project was “EstragonOS, a fake os made in godot”, would the disclaimer be so proeminent in the page?

I think you know you are playing with fire, to make the disclaimer a larger font. It’s not too late, consider a rename.

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Post by xeonmc »

popcar2 wrote: post #5
cl3misch wrote: post #3

From the screenshot: > GodotOS is a fake operating system Is it fake, though? Does the term "operating system" imply the level of hardware it's running on? Otherwise, even if it's running on top of another OS, it's still an OS.

It's a fake OS in the sense that it's actually an application, not something that can be ran as an operating system like Linux or Windows. I've been a bit careful with my wording when advertising this, I wouldn't want to give the wrong impression.

Would "desktop environment" be a more appropriate description?

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Post by mentos »

Would be fun if game engine editor environments took on the UI paradigm of an operating system like windows. So that instead of going to the File menu at the top of unreal engine to open the blueprint debugger, you navigated the start menu to find the program.

I’ve reflected to myself so many times that UE4 feels like an operating system, would be fun if in the future it actually was ha

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Post by lpointal »

xeonmc wrote: post #7
popcar2 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a fake OS in the sense that it's actually an application, not something that can be ran as an operating system like Linux or Windows. I've been a bit careful with my wording when advertising this, I wouldn't want to give the wrong impression.

Would "desktop environment" be a more appropriate description?

Yes

Re: Show HN: GodotOS – Fake operating system interface made in the Godot engine

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Post by popcar2 »

iosonofuturista wrote: post #6

Popcar2 , a note on your disclaimer that you are not affiliated with the Godot foundation. Is that usual in projects using an engine? Or is it because of your , IMHO, poor naming choice. Think of this way, if the tagline of the project was “EstragonOS, a fake os made in godot”, would the disclaimer be so proeminent in the page? I think you know you are playing with fire, to make the disclaimer a larger font. It’s not…

Thank you for the concern, I did indeed add it preemptively because of the project's name. The reason I chose "GodotOS" is because the project was initially intended to be a sort of tech demo for Godot's UI systems, and I spent most of my time in the official Godot Discord showcasing its development and getting lots of feedback. One of the contributors of the engine itself gave me the thumbs up.

Of course, if anyone officially from Godot wants me to change the name and general branding I'll do so quickly. Right now, I think it should be fine.

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