# SmallPond/MIT6.828_OS

MIT 6.828 Operating System Lab https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2018/schedule.html

Repository: https://github.com/SmallPond/MIT6.828_OS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mit6828_os
Homepage: https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2018/schedule.html
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: xv6, jos, mit, opreating-systems, microkernel
Last push: 2023-03-29T09:49:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2616, "days_push": 1253, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1140, forks 204 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:44.464339+00:00)

## What it is
A completed set of MIT 6.828 Operating System Engineering lab solutions, homework implementations, and study notes covering xv6 and the JOS teaching kernel. It includes write-ups for all six labs (booting, memory management, user environments, etc.) plus eleven xv6 homework exercises.

## Use cases
- learn operating systems by following MIT 6.828 labs
- find reference solutions for JOS lab assignments
- understand xv6 kernel internals
- study memory management and virtual memory implementation
- prepare for OS course interviews or exams
- set up a QEMU-based OS development environment

## When to choose
- you want worked solutions and notes while taking MIT 6.828
- you need a reference implementation of JOS labs to compare against
- you learn best from step-by-step lab write-ups in addition to course materials

## When to avoid
- you need a production or research operating system kernel
- you want to avoid spoilers and complete the labs independently
- you need a maintained project with ongoing updates

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, tutorials, education
- platform: c
- tags: xv6, jos, mit-6.828, operating-system-labs, kernel, course-notes, linux, qemu

## Member repositories
- SmallPond/MIT6.828_OS (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.464339+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:35:26.699700+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SmallPond/MIT6.828_OS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.464339+00:00, sha 7219649b601c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.