I have released a 69.0MB version of Windows 7 x86

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186 points rvnx | 2 comments | 30 Oct 25 18:05 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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vee-kay ◴[30 Oct 25 19:24 UTC] No.45764184[source]▶

Umm, I don't want to nitpick, but what's the purpose of releasing a hotpotch shell of an OS, that doesn't work in even basic functionality?!

Meanwhile Tiny7, Tiny10, Tiny11 entered the chatroom..

And though they are 10x+ bigger in size, they are still barebones Windows OS (without all the clutter that Micro$oft tends to overload on Windows releases these days; I am looking at you Mr.Copilot) that work well for most use cases.

I personally used Tiny11 to set up my home PC, it is compact and usable.

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1. embedding-shape ◴[30 Oct 25 19:29 UTC] No.45764251[source]▶

>>45764184 #

Complaining about "purpose" on a website dedicated to hackers, who famously do things on whims for fun, seems slightly futile.

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2. Sohcahtoa82 ◴[30 Oct 25 21:32 UTC] No.45765638[source]▶

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There are an alarming number of people on this site who seriously believe that anything done purely for fun is a waste of time.

They'd annoy me if I didn't feel so bad for them. They're the types who will lament on their death bed that they didn't allow themselves to do more things for enjoyment.

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